Up on the Ridge (Joe Ely) Up on the Ridge I seen a rider passin' by Up on the Ridge I seen a rider passin' by I heard thunder in the distance I seen lightning in his eye Up on the Ridge I gotta tangle with my fate Up on the Ridge I gotta tangle with my fate Details must be dealt with before the hour gets too late Up on the Ridge there's a highway headin' home Where the ramblin' men must leave their sin Up on the Ridge Up on the Ridge there's a fire about to burn Up on the Ridge there's a fire about to burn When the sun sets on the Lowlands, only one of us will return Up on the Ridge there's a highway headin' home Where the ramblin' men must leave their sin Up on the Ridge