Along For The Ride

Peter Pan, could never understand
Why Wendy Darling wanted more than Neverland
But a lost boy always makes it on his own
So he never blew up and he ended up alone
But I would rather have you sitting here next to me
Telling bed time stories
And singing harmony

Because that river is deep and that river is wide
And, I'm gonna need you child to be my guide
And if we're gonna make it to the other side
It's gonna take more than just coming along for the ride

When Odysseus sailed the sea
He left behind Penelope
She waited years, patiently
For him to come back from his odyssey
But I would rather have you sitting here next to me
Looking at the map and telling us where we oughta be

Because that river is deep and that river is wide
And, I'm gonna need you child to be my guide
And if we're gonna make it to the other side
It's gonna take more than just coming along for the ride

Tom Sawyer loved Becky Thatcher
And he spent his days trying to catch her
But when Huck Finn came on the scene
Tom left Becky waiting upstream 
But I would rather have you sitting here next to me
Making holly hot dogs under a cherry tree

Because that river is deep and that river is wide
And, I'm gonna need you child to be my guide
And if we're gonna make it to the other side
It's gonna take more than just coming along for the ride