Lyrics: Amber Blues (wild, crazy ride) Written By: Christopher Sopher © 2024 Published By: Christopher Sopher Media LLC (ASCAP/BMI Registered Publisher) Song: YouTube
What This Song Means to Me This song is about escaping the normal life I used to live—stepping into the world of California Chris. Crashing on a stranger’s couch, hanging out in Vegas—I felt freedom, I felt power, and I reclaimed the control I once lost. I met Amber in Las Vegas on Friday, February 4, 2023. We talked for hours on the phone until 4 AM. She said, “Come out to Vegas, and we’ll discuss the book idea. I’ll introduce you to the music scene, and you can live the life of a rock and roll star.” And I did. Phone call at midnight, her voice like a fairytale, Brandy in my bottle, Daisy by my side, First time for everything—weed in the air, Watched Daisy at the poker bar—what a sight! Eighteen floors up—stars and neon collide, Brandy burned my throat as I watched her smile wide. If I lose it all, I’d do it again— For the chance to feel alive in the neon wind. I miss you, Amber. Thank you for the best night of my life—a time when I really needed this road trip, this wild and crazy ride. Amber also appears in other poems and lyrics as a nod to our friendship. —Respect.
[Verse 1] Phone call at midnight, her voice like a fairytale, Talked ‘til the sun rose—felt like we belonged. She said, “Crash on my couch, take the long desert ride,” Grabbed my keys and Daisy—we crossed the great divide. [Verse 2] Through the Joshua Forest Scenic Byway’s glow, Cactus waved like shadows—desert whispered low. On Highway 93, with the moon hangin’ high, Crossed to Nevada, where dreams never die. Down the Great Basin Highway under the star-lit sky. [Pre-Chorus] Hit the Vegas lights—felt so small, yet so grand, Like a city of dreams in the palm of my hand. [Chorus] Oh, I’m rollin’ down that desert road, With a heart full of stories and a soul that’s bold. Brandy in my bottle, Daisy by my side, Took a risk on love—and a wild, crazy ride. [Verse 3] Eighteen floors up—stars and neon collide, Brandy burned my throat as I watched her smile wide. First time for everything—weed in the air, Laughed like fools as we lost every care. [Bridge] We gambled our time, played hands in the night, Watched Daisy at the poker bar—what a sight! Strangers all around us, lost in their chase, But we walked in our rhythm, set our own pace. [Chorus] Oh, I’m rollin’ down that desert road, With a heart full of stories and a soul that’s bold. Brandy in my bottle, Daisy by my side, Took a risk on love—and a wild, crazy ride. [Outro] So here’s to the nights that you can’t forget, To the desert dreams and the Vegas sunset. If I lose it all, I’d do it again— For the chance to feel alive in the neon wind.