On The Southbound Lyrics - Dickey Lee

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 cotton field 

As daddy drove our wagon to Virginia 

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 

Let me ride on the Southbound and put me off somewhere near Birmingham 

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