REO Speedwagon

Ridin' the Storm Out is the third studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1973. It peaked at number 171 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1981, and reached platinum status in 1989. It was the first album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals. The sessions started out with Kevin Cronin, but he left the band before the album was finished, due to creative differences. The title track would later become a #94 US hit for the band on their live album Live: You Get What You Play For, after Cronin had returned to the band. The song refers to the band being stuck in a harsh winter blizzard, after a show in Boulder, Colorado at a bar named Tulagi (now closed). The band had decided to prank its tour manager by intentionally getting lost, but then inadvertently became genuinely lost as a dangerous winter storm approached. Lyrics: Ridin' the storm out, waitin' for the thaw out On a full moon night in the Rocky Mountain winter. My wine bottle's low, watching for the snow I've been thinking lately of what I'm missing in the city. And I'm not missing a thing Watchin' the full moon crossing the range Ridin' the storm out Ridin' the storm out. My lady's beside me, she's there to guide me. She says that alone we've finally found home. The wind outside is frightening, but it's kinder than the lightning life in the city. It's a hard life to live but it gives back what you give.

REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon), or simply REO, was an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1966, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Their best-selling album, Hi Infidelity (1980), contained four US Top 40 hits and sold more than 10 million copies. REO Speedwagon sold more than 40 million records and charted 13 Top 40 hits, including the number ones "Keep On Loving You", "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Roll With The Changes". Lyrics: [Verse 1] As soon as you are able Woman I am willing To make the break that we Are on the brink of My cup is on the table Our love is spilling Waiting here for you to Take and drink of [Chorus] So if you're tired of the same old story Oh, turn some pages I'll be here when you are ready To roll with the changes Yeah, whoo [Verse 2] I knew it had to happen Felt the tables turnin' Got me through my darkest hour I heard the thunder clappin' Felt the desert burnin' Until you poured on me Like a sweet sunshower [Chorus] So if you're tired of the same old story Oh, turn some pages I'll be here when you are ready To roll with the changes Oh yeah Whoo [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] So if you're tired of the same old story Oh, baby, turn some pages I'll be here when you are ready To roll with the changes Baby, roll with the changes Oh, you know, you know, you know you got to [Bridge] Keep on rollin' (Oh yeah) Keep on rollin' Oh, roll with the changes (Keep on rollin') Keep on rollin' (Oh yeah) Keep on rollin' Oh, now roll with the changes (Oh baby) Keep on rollin' (Oh baby) Keep on rollin' Oh, you've got to learn to roll with the changes (Got to, got to, got to, got to) Keep on rollin' (Got to keep on) Keep on rollin' Oh, you've got to learn to Got to learn to Got to learn to roll [Outro] Keep on rollin', keep on rollin' Keep on rollin', keep on rollin' Keep on rollin', keep on rollin' Keep on rollin', keep on rollin'