Well I’m riding out the winter
Bracing for the snows
Got my blankets and my car
Going see how it goes

Going to leave the interstate
Find shelter from the streets
I’m just riding out the winter
Trying to make ends meat

I got a few choice friends
And we pass it around
A joke, a smoke, a bottle
Some bread, whatever’s been found

Well it’s a holy huddle
And we shiver against the wind
We’re just riding out the winter
As the night sets in

Way down at the mission
I can get a free meal
I gotta listen to the preacher
But it’s no big deal

Well they let me wash my body
I get a good nights sleep
They let me ride out the winter
Pray my soul they keep

I got a golden retriever
He keeps me warm in the night
He’s my guardian angel
And he thinks I’m alright

He never leaves my side
He likes my friends just fine
And were riding out the winter
One night at a time