Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind May 2026

The song spent four consecutive weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 , held out of the top spot only by Blondie's "Call Me".

While the melody sounds breezy, the lyrics actually tell the gritty story of a condemned multiple murderer on the run from a death-by-hanging sentence, desperate to reach the Mexican border to be free again. Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind

Cross famously admitted to writing the lyrics while on LSD during a drive from Houston to Austin, Texas. The song spent four consecutive weeks at #2

The album’s inner sleeve dedicated the song to Lowell George , the late frontman of Little Feat who had passed away in 1979. The album’s inner sleeve dedicated the song to

The song is legendary for its unmistakable backing vocals by Michael McDonald, which were added late in production to provide depth and contrast.