"Ride Like The Wind" performed by Christopher Cross live at the The Open Theater East, Tokyo, Japan 08/02/1986. This performance was part of a co-headline show with Christopher Cross, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley. Subscribe to the Christopher Cross YouTube channel and tap the bell to turn on notifications: https://seeker.fm/ccsubscribe As an army brat Christopher Cross spent part of his childhood growing up in Japan alongside Washington, D.C., and San Antonio. Stream Christopher Cross: Spotify: https://seeker.fm/christophercross/spotify Apple Music: https://seeker.fm/christophercross/apple Amazon Music: https://seeker.fm/christophercross/amazon Other Streaming Services: https://seeker.fm/christophercross FOLLOW CHRISTOPHER CROSS Instagram: https://seeker.fm/ccinstagram Twitter: https://seeker.fm/cctwitter Facebook: https://seeker.fm/ccfacebook Website: https://www.christophercross.com/ LYRICS It is the night My body's weak I'm on the run No time to sleep I've got to ride Ride like the wind To be free again And I've got such a long way to go To make it to the border of Mexico So I'll ride like the wind Ride like the wind I was born the son of a lawless man Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand Lived nine lives Gunned down ten Gonna ride like the wind And I've got such a long way to go To make it to the border of Mexico So I'll ride like the wind Ride like the wind Accused and tried and told to hang I was nowhere in sight when the church bells rang Never was the kind to do as I was told Gonna ride like the wind before I get old It is the night My body's weak I'm on the run No time to sleep I've got to ride Ride like the wind To be free again And I've got such a long way to go To make it to the border of Mexico So I'll ride like the wind Ride like the wind And I've got a long way to go To make it to the border of Mexico So I'll ride like the wind Ride like the wind Gonna ride like the wind Ride Gonna ride like the wind Gonna ride #christophercross #クリストファークロス #cristopercross ABOUT CHRISTOPHER CROSS Christopher Cross burst onto the music scene with his 1979 self-titled debut album produced by Michael Omartian. The lead single “Ride Like The Wind” spent 4 weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was quickly followed up by Cross’ most popular single to date (and first #1 hit) “Sailing”, which later became known as the archetype for the Yacht Rock genre. In 1981, Cross became the first artist in Grammy history to win the “Big Four” most prestigious awards in a single night; Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also “Sailing”), and Best New Artist. Later that year Cross released “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” which he co-wrote with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer, Peter Allen, and was the title-theme for the 1981 film “Arthur” starring Dudley Moorre and Liza Minnelli. The song earned Cross his second #1 and the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 1981 Academy Awards. Cross’ sophomore album “Another Page” was released in 1983 and featured the singles “Think of Laura” and “All Right”. Cross has sold over 10M albums worldwide and his songs have been covered and sampled by NSYNC, Puff Daddy, Avant, Shirley Bassey, Dione Warwick, and many more.