2 3 4 There's a quiet time in the early dawn Before the mornin' paper, before the coffee's on When there ain't much movin' in the world outside Oh I'd love to take a mornin' ride My baby knows it's the time we share She wakes me gently, brushes back her hair And she moves into my arms sweet and slow I can't wait to get up and go Gonna take my baby on a mornin' ride When the sun comes slippin' 'round the mountainside 'Bout an hour, maybe two Ain't nothin' me and her would rather do Than see the green grass glist'nin' in the mornin' dew While the world's still damn spankin' new Oh I know how beautiful the day will be When she takes a mornin' ride with me And when we get back, it will feel so right To just lay back and linger in the mornin' light Then she'll smile at me, thinkin' where we've been Wantin' me to take her again I'm gonna take my baby on a mornin' ride When the sun comes slippin' 'round the mountainside For an hour, maybe two Ain't nothin' me and her would rather do Than see the green grass glist'nin' in the mornin' dew While the world's still damn spankin' new Oh I know how beautiful the day will be When she takes a mornin' ride with me Oh I'm gonna take my baby on a mornin' ride When the sun comes slippin' 'round the mountainside 'Bout an hour, maybe two Ain't nothin' me and her would rather do ...and fade