RIDE THE WAVE [ country-rock, Americana, roots ]                 Well, if I was a seagull, I could ride high on the wind                 Above the rocky shoreline and watch the surf roll in                 If I was a dolphin, I'd swim out in the sea                 Where there's room enough to breathe, I could be forever free                       Hey, freedom, oh freedom, freedom, freedom                              Ride the wave, ride the wave, hey, hey, hey                              Ride the wave before the sun goes down                 If I was a farmer, I could live high off the land                 On a misty Maui hillside, above the white beach sand                 Rip big waves on lazy days, sip a little island brew                 Build a catamaran with my own two hands, n' glide out into the blue                       Yeah, freedom, oh freedom, freedom, freedom                              Ride the wave, ride the wave, hey, hey, hey                              Ride the wave before the sun goes down                 Some ride horses, some sail on the ocean                 Some skate by without much of a plan                 But here's from the legend of the waves, Woody Brown                 It's cool to help out each other when we can                       Flyin' high on the power of the sea, on the wings of liberty                       Cryin', freedom, oh freedom, freedom                              Ride the wave, ride the wave, hey, hey, hey                              Ride the wave before the sun goes down                              Ride the wave. . . * * Based on the life of the dean of surf legends, Woody Brown (1912–2008).  Brown basically invented the modern surfboard and, inspired by the design of Polynesian native twin-hull canoes, also built the first modern catamaran.  Brown didn't apply for a patent, but a California surfer named Hobie Alter, who was privvy to Brown's invention, did.  And from there stretches a long line of famous “Hobie Cats” still popular today.  Woody Brown was also a world record setting glider pilot and lived much of his life in the Hawaiian islands, eventually settling on a farm halfway up a volcano in Maui.  Later in life, after having lost two wives to untimely deaths, he claimed to have a spiritual awakening and began devoting much of his time towards helping others, especially senior citizens.  At age 90, he was still surfing in Maui and passed away in 2008 at age 96: www.OfWindandWaves.com ~ also see Wikipedia; Woody Brown             Copyright © by Richard Aberdeen ASCAP Copyright © by Freedom Tracks Music ASCAP        No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from publisher. Inquiries:  Freedom Tracks Records.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.