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Slow Ride

By Land of Color

11 views Oct 15, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Built around a repeated promise that the journey is a "slow ride," this song leans into patient trust rather than quick resolution. The opening lines function almost like a whispered reassurance: hold tight, things will be fine. What gives the lyric its texture is the honesty in the middle — the admission that daylight can disappear, that fear can shout louder than any sense of calling, and that time gets wasted trying to steer a life that was never ours to control. Instead of resolving those tensions neatly, the song keeps circling back to the same anchor, insisting that night will eventually give way and a new dawn will break. The closing section shifts from solo resolve to shared encouragement, a call for everyone to keep moving but to do it slowly, grounded in the confidence that God is present and will not let go. It's a song about endurance without hurry, about staying in the walk even when the road is dark and the pace feels frustratingly gradual.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

You said it's a slow ride
Everything is gonna be alright
All I got to do is just hold tight
Everything is gonna be fine

O, o-oo, when I don't see the daylight anymore
I don't ever want to walk away
I don't ever want to walk away
O, o-oo, when my fear is louder than the call
I don't ever want to walk away
I don't ever want to walk away

You said it's a slow ride
Everything is gonna be alright
All I got to do is just hold tight
Everything is gonna be fine
If I can keep on
Soon the night is gonna be long gone
The sun's gonna shine on a new dawn
Everything is gonna be fine

Why-y-y am I wasting all this precious time?
I don't ever want to walk away
I don't ever want to walk away
Try-y-y-ing to control a life that isn't mine
I don't ever want to walk away
I don't ever want to...

I got to know it's a slow ride
Everything is gonna be alright
All I got to do is just hold tight
Everything is gonna be fine
If I can keep on
Soon the night is gonna be long gone
The sun's gonna shine on a new dawn
Everything is gonna be fine

We've got to keep on going
We've got to take it slow
Just got to keep on knowing
You're right here, You won't let go
We've got to keep on going
We've got to take it slow
Just got to keep on knowing
You're right here, You won't let go

Tell me to know it's a slow ride
Everything is gonna be alright
All I got to do is just hold tight
Everything is gonna be fine
If I can keep on
Soon the night is gonna be long gone
The sun's gonna shine on a new dawn
Everything is gonna be fine

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