Don't Fight It - Red Rider, 1980

 
 

She's got the answers
She waves them like a flag
She'll take all the cards from the Soho League
And stick them in her bag for security
Baby likes her fever
Well, she'll take it all night long
Around the track with the red-eyed Jacks
And nothin' she can do can be that wrong

Don't fight it, don't fight it
You've been on the ropes too long
Don't fight it, don't fight it
Nothing she does can be wrong

She's got her reasons
And she wields them like a knife
But she'll take her stand in the underground band
She doesn't know that she's in there for life
But me, I've got my business
And I struggle to keep life sane
But what does it mean you can't keep your hands clean
Cause baby's caught up in her social machine

I won't, I won't
Ever let you down
She said to me
I won't, I won't
Ever let you down

You've been on the ropes too long
Nothing she does can be wrong

She likes her fever
She says, 'Take it like a man'
And we fight combat sometimes
But we don't fight it hand to hand
And when my world is crumbling
And I go stumbling blind
If I get thin
She'll be there in a pinch
She's got a way
To make life feel fine

Don't fight it
( I won't)
Don't fight it
(Let you down)
You've been on the ropes too long

Don't fight it
(I won't)
Don't fight it
(Let you down)

Nothing she does can be wrong
You've been on the ropes too long
I won't, I won't
Ever let you down
She said to me
I won't, I won't
Ever let you down
You've been on the ropes too long

Don't fight it
Don't fight it
Don't fight it

I won't let you down....

 
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Red Rider was a popular Canadian rock band of the 1980s. Formed in 1978 by Tom Cochrane, they turned out numerous hits including White Hot, Lunatic Fringe, Boy Inside The Man, The Untouchable One, Big League, and Don't Fight It. Although not their biggest hit, this last song elicits some very strong memories of the summer of 1980 for me.

In 1984, Red Rider left Capitol Records, and signed with a new label, RCA. In an ominous move concerning the group's future, they were re-named Tom Cochrane & Red Rider. In 1991, Cochrane headed out on a solo career, and is still recording today.

Besides their success on Canadian radio, Red Rider was honored by having Lunatic Fringe featured in the 1985 movie Vision Quest. But the notoriety doesn't stop there - they were also featured on an episode on Miami Vice...