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Ramsey Thornton | Riverside | Western AF

Jan 2, 2026
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Guitar (Acoustic)
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Ramsey Thornton | Riverside | Western AF Ramsey Thornton arrives like a fixed point on the map. Not a landmark you pose next to, but the kind you navigate by when everything else shifts. This session stands as a record of that presence, set down for later listeners to find. We filmed on a windy day in Tulsa, close enough to a trainyard that the environment never quite felt still. Between takes there were small human interruptions, banter lost to the gusts, and long pauses where everyone stood still, waiting on the elements to allow the song to surface. The wind and the trains were primary collaborators that day. Both moved through the frame and mics on their own schedules, interrupting and insisting, a steady reminder of where we were and why this could only happen there. The song lives in that same tension, the moment when something keeps moving forward while the person inside it has come to a halt. This is Ramsey Thornton in Tulsa, Oklahoma, documented where steel tracks cut through open space and the weather refuses to stay out of the frame. Lyrics: I had no choice on Riverside Saw it in the last few moments of its life There was no way that I could stop But now I am frozen Now I can't get past the thought This doesn't feel very fair at all I know that there must be a spot In heaven and he is chosen Now all I wanna do is just pull over Turn off my radio and sit here for an hour When I left home today I figured I'd just keep hanging out This has come up often in conversation Speak up in confidence for whatever reason List my accomplishments while I'm on a call This doesn't seem very fair at all Slam on the breaks That's all it would've taken and we would go on with our day But do you know how to make The call in that situation Now all I wanna do is just pull over Turn off my radio and sit here for an hour When I left home today I figured I'd just keep hanging out Take your place and pay my dues I'm okay with being the one to lose Hide my face while you get to chose I'm okay with being the one to lose Take your place and pay my dues I'm okay with being the one to lose Hide my face while you get to chose I'm okay with being the one to lose Now all I wanna do is just pull over Turn off my radio and sit here for an hour Now all I wanna do is just pull over Turn off my radio and sit here for an hour More music from Ramsey Thornton: Website: https://ramseythorntonmusic.com/ Instagram: / ramsey.thornton 🔔 Subscribe to Western AF: https://bit.ly/4h0PK56 ... Support Western AF videos: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WesternAF/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/westernaf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/westernaf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westernasfuck ... Mixed & Mastered: Will Ross Editor: Mike Vanata Cameras: Mike Vanata, Brian Harrington Executive Producers: Irvin Maddox, Arron Tschida, and Frank Stelter Producers: Brian Harrington, Will Ross, Travis Blankenship & Mike Vanata All rights reserved 2025 © WAF Media For more WESTERN AF videos and content visit https://www.westernaf.net All rights reserved 2025 © WAF Media For more WESTERN AF videos and content visit https://www.westernaf.net

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