Solomon had a barracuda He rolled it three times at the bottom of the hill He sold me all the good parts For a lonely one hundred dollar bill Him and Indian walked away A haphazard miracle He tells me all his visions Displayed on a speeding pill pedestal Solomon's ride Solomon wore a robe once No shoes on his feet, carried only a bowl and spoon Walked with his friend, Lightening Down from a Colorado sun to a Guatemalan moon And he's been to Vietnam And he's fried way too much back in '69 He says he's a mathematical genius He's a long haired biker for God, friend of mine Solomon's ride He says he's just a cowboy But he don't eat no meat How can you live with the slaughter And be shocked with the shuffle in the street? Solomon fell in love by letter A brain surgeon he never met out in the Ukraine Gave it all up here and went out to go get her Last time I saw him he was making a run for the plane Solomon's ride