Artist: Steppenwolf Album: Seppenwolf The Second Song: Magic Carpet Ride Year: 1968 Top Chart Position: #3

I like to dream, yes I do Right between the sound machine On a cloud of sound I drift in the night Every place she goes is right Flies far, flies near To the stars away from here Well, you don't know what We can find Why don't you come with me little girl On a magic carpet ride Well, you don't know what We can find Why don't you tell your dreams to me Fantasy will set you free CHORUS Close your eyes girl Look inside girl Let the sound take you away Last night I found Aladdin's lamp So I wished that I could stay But before the thing could answer me Someone came and took the lamp away I looked Around A lousy candle's all I found Well, you don't know what We can find Why don't you come with me little girl On a magic carpet ride Well, you don't know what We can see Why don't you tell your dreams to me Fantasy will set you free CHORUS

"Magic Carpet Ride they thought was about drugs. For once it wasn’t. It’s just what it says, I like to dream right between my sound machine. ‘Cause at the time I wrote the thing, I had just invested one of my first royalty check into a considerable amount of hi-fi stereo gear, the first really decent rig I ever owned. I found that having good sound, lying down with good sound and some good albums, was plenty." --John Kay on his band’s song, Magic Carpet Ride.