“What a Ride!” sounds exactly like its title, lived-in, a little reckless, and proud of every wrong turn that made the story better. Will Camos turns years of travel, motion, and figuring-it-out-on-the-go into a song that feels easy to jump into, even if you’ve never left your hometown. The track is driven by a twangy Telecaster riff that immediately sets the tone. It’s bright, catchy, and doesn’t overstay its welcome. The groove moves forward like a road that never quite ends, pulling you from verse to verse without trying to dress things up too much. Everything feels natural here, nothing forced, nothing overworked.
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Camos leans into honesty and humor. Opening with “I moved all the way Down Under / For a girl who was more wrong than right,” he sets up the song as a highlight reel of risks taken without regrets. These aren’t polished travel postcards; they’re memories that come with cold nights, missed flights, bad decisions, and stories worth telling later. From New York’s freezing streets to chasing warmth in California, the song keeps moving, just like the person telling it.
The chorus is where the song locks in. It’s simple, repeatable, and impossible not to nod along to. “Traveling from city to city with my 6 string / Nothing to worry, nothing to be sorry” captures that rare mindset where stress fades and instinct takes over. When Camos lands on “Huh! What a ride!” it feels earned, not flashy, just real.
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There’s also a quiet resilience underneath it all. Lines about things not being easy lately and still writing songs give the track weight without slowing it down. It’s not about chasing perfection or settling into comfort. It’s about choosing motion, choosing risk, and being okay with wherever that leads. “What a Ride!” works because it doesn’t pretend the road is smooth, it just reminds you why it’s worth taking anyway. It’s the kind of song you play when you’re already moving or when you wish you were.
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