MeristolisI Came Along for the Ride Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana

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I Came Along for the Ride - Tombstone Chronicles X Corona - 2026 Holworks Music, all rights reserved. Mark S. Holman Holworks MUsic

Life has a way of throwing you onto roads you never planned to travel. "I Came Along for the Ride" came from those exact moments — the ones where you look back and realize the best parts of the journey weren’t the ones you mapped out yourself.I wrote this song thinking about trust, surrender, and the quiet courage it takes to buckle up when the destination isn’t clear. It’s part country heart, part rock-and-roll spirit — telling the story of unexpected detours, bumpy stretches, beautiful scenery, and the people (or the faith) that kept me going.Some rides break you down. Others build you up. And every once in a while, you end up exactly where you were meant to be… even if you never saw the turn coming.This one’s for anyone who’s ever said “yes” to the unknown and found something worth holding onto along the way.If this song resonates with one of your own “rides,” I’d love to hear the story in the comments.— Mark / Holworks Music

I Came Along for the Ride I stand outside the circle, count the colors as they spin Track the shifting frequencies, where the blues bleed into crimson Numbers stack like tombstones, decisions cold and clean But the light keeps breaking through in ways I’ve never seen I notice every pattern, record what the data shows Run the math a thousand times, yet still the mystery grows I am the outsider I am the Observer I came along for the ride Just along for the ride Watching wonders multiply In this crowning light I came along for the ride These memories feel older than the bones beneath my skin Instinct whispers answers that the spreadsheets can’t begin I make my calls on probabilities, on curves and plotted lines But the creation keeps unfolding, far beyond what’s mine All the stats and observations fade when the radiance arrives I can’t claim the glory, I just open up my eyes I am the outsider… I came along for the ride Humbled by the wonders In this crowning light Yeah, I came along for the ride x