Ridin Slidin Home

spoken intro

Brothers… let me tell you a story.

A story ‘bout how one little car ride… turned into a lifetime of love.

Larry and Gail… years and years strong.

And it all started back at TSU…

Verse

Gene had a little car rollin’ down to TSU,

Rose and sweet Gail sittin’ in the back, hummin’ a tune.

Now Larry was downtown, takin’ care of business that day…

Gene pulled over, said “Hop in, man,”

And fate came ridin’ our way.

background harmonies

Ridin’… slidin’… destiny was hidin’…

Verse

After they dropped the ladies off, they started talkin’ real low,

Gene said, “Man, you like any of them girls?”

And the brothers started smilin’, slow.

From that moment on, they were four that moved together—

Laughin’, ridin’, closin’ every distance,

Till sweet young love got serious forever.

Pre-chorus

They didn’t know… no, they didn’t know…

Two hearts were on their way…

Chorus

Oooh, that first ride home…

Started something strong…

Larry and Gail, baby, side by side,

A love that’s lasted oh so long.

From TSU days to a family grown,

Still ridin’ home… after all these years.

Verse

Now Larry and Gail went to the same high school,

But never knew each other’s names.

Life got funny, life got cool,

‘Cause TSU brought ‘em together just the same.

Gene and Gail shared French and math,

Biology in the midday heat…

And oh, at Hermann Hospital Dietary,

You’d find Gail and Rose holdin’ down their beat.

background harmonies

Workin’… studyin’… destiny steady comin’…

Verse

Gene was at Ben Taub, hustlin’ Central Supply,

And every afternoon from class,

He’d take Rose and Gail to work, no lie.

Willie Hall would roll through, everybody laughin’,

Bonded like family ‘fore love even happened.

Then cousin Felix popped up on campus—

And Gail said, “Lord, that’s Felix from Kashmere!”

And when she saw him standin’ with Gene…

Well the whole plan became crystal clear.

Verse

Larry jumped in the car, asked,

“Which one of y’all datin’ my brother?”

They sorted it out, laughed loud,

Said, “Ain’t no sense hidin’ from each other.”

And baby, after that ride they saw each other daily—

Willie Hall and the fellas, friends mixing freely—

Hearts fallin’ slow, fallin’ steady, fallin’ deeply.

Chorus

Oooh, that first ride home…

Started something strong…

Larry and Gail, baby, side by side,

A love that’s lasted oh so long.

From TSU days to a family grown,

Still ridin’ home… after all these years.