On The Southbound lyrics
Song information
Artist: Charley Pride Album: I'm Just Me
Lyrics
Well I woke up this morning when the cold chicago wind Blew my newspaper blanket off my back Through my dirty broken window the grey sun filtered in As I dreamed about the southbound railroad track I could almost hear the crickets in a sleepy cottonfield As daddy drove our vagon to virgin But today I'd give a fortune for a twenty five cent meal And I wish I was a country boy again So let me ride on the southbound Back to where I came from I don't care or where I am So let me ride on the southbound and put me off somewhere near birmingham [ steel ] What happened to my vision of a mansion on a hill And the fame and fortune I came here to win I've got nothing but the roaches running cross my window sill And I wish I was a country boy again So let me ride ..
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"I'm Just Me" album track list
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