<P> "Ride Like the Wind" is a song written and recorded by American singer - songwriter Christopher Cross . It was released in February 1980 as the lead single from his Grammy - winning self - titled debut album . It reached number 2 on the US charts for four consecutive weeks, behind Blondie's "Call Me". On the album's inner sleeve, Christopher Cross dedicated this song to Lowell George, formerly of the band Little Feat, who had died in 1979 . It features backing vocals by Michael McDonald and a guitar solo by Cross . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> This soft rock song tells the story of a condemned criminal on the run to Mexico . Told from a first - person point of view, it describes how an outlaw and convicted multiple murderer, on the run from a death - by - hanging sentence, has to "ride like the wind" to reach "the border of Mexico," where, presumably, the posse apparently in pursuit of him will not be able to reach him . </P>

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