Drive South Lyrics - Singles - Kelly Willis

(John Hiatt) 

I didn't say we wouldn't hurt anyone 

That's how you learn, you just get burned 

But, we don't have to feel like dirt anymore 

Though love's not earned baby, it's our turn 

We were always looking for true north 

With our heads in the clouds, just a little off course 

I left the motor running 

Now, if you're feeling down and out 

Chorus 

Come on baby, drive south 

With the one you love 

Come on baby, drive south 

With the one you love 

I'm not talkin' 'bout retreatin', not this girl 

Gonna take our stand, in this Chevy van 

Windows open on the rest of the world 

Holdin' hands on the way to Dixieland 

We've been tryin' to turn our lives around 

Since we were little kids 

It's been wearin' us down 

Don't turn away now, darlin' 

Let's fire it up and wind it out 

Chorus 

I heard your mama callin', I think she was stallin' 

Don't know who she was talkin' to baby, me and you 

We could go down with a smile on 

I ain't gonna pack my nylons, 

Got to leave our legs showin' 

It gets hot where we're goin' 

We were always looking for true north 

With our heads in the clouds, just a little off course 

I left the motor running 

Now, if you're feeling down and out 

Chorus