Riding Into the Light

Riding Into the Light

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse]

Had a camera in his hands 

And stories in his soul

Movies on shoestring plan 

While world spun out of control 

T.G. Lewis was his name

Dreamer with filmmaker's eye 

Trading comfort for artistry 

And never asking why

[Chorus]

Now he's riding into light 

On lonesome highway to the stars 

Left reels and dreams behind tonight 

But his vision travels far 

T.G. Lewis,  gone too soon 

Like lyrics that end before the tune

[Verse]

Work all day, edit through night 

Chasing shadows on silver screen 

Every frame was worth the fight 

To show the world what he had seen 

Independent, rebel heart 

Made films the way they ought to be

Every ending,  another start 

In his quest to set the stories free

[Chorus]

Now he's riding into light 

On lonesome highway to the stars 

Left reels and dreams behind tonight 

But his vision travels far 

T.G. Lewis,  gone too soon 

Like lyrics that end before the tune

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]

The good die young, but that ain't right 

The good just burn too bright to last 

Like a comet streaking through the night 

Beautiful and gone too fast

[Final Verse]

Here's to T.G., his restless way 

Made art while others played it safe 

Though the road took him away

The legacy he gave will stay

Every frame is who he was 

Storyteller with rebel soul 

And though we've lost him but still because 

Of him, some broken hearts are whole

[Final Chorus]

Now he rides into the light 

On lonesome highway to the stars 

Left reels and dreams behind tonight 

But his vision travels far 

T.G. Lewis, riding free 

He left his films for you and me

[Instrumental Outro]