Southbound Train Lyrics - Travis Tritt

Well, she was born in a north woods town 

Twenty-one winters ago 

And she grew tired of the freezing cold 

And living in the blinding snow 

But this girl knew she wouldn't be there long 

'Cause she had plans and dreams 

And she'd seen pictures of the sunshine state 

In the pages of a magazine 

So she waited them tables and she used her smile 

Saving every penny she can 

For a one-way dixie-bound Amtrak ticket 

Headed for the promised land 

Her momma and daddy begged her not to go 

When the day she dreamed of came 

And she waved goodbye sittin' way up high 

From the window of a southbound train 

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Now, she's got a fire burnin' deep inside 

Ridin' on a southbound train 

And the clickity-clack of that railroad track 

Only helps to fan the flames 

No more worries, no more cares 

She left them up in Bangor, Maine 

Now she's startin' a brand new life 

Ridin' on a southbound train 

(Break) 

She said, "Hello sun, good mornin' Daytona 

You're sure lookin' good to me 

With your ocean breeze and your tall palm trees 

And your southern hospitality." 

Now she's a knockout queenie in a string bikini 

She's drivin' all the boys insane 

And this all started with a small town dream 

And a ticket on a southbound train. 

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'Cause she had a fire burnin' deep inside 

Ridin' on a southbound train 

And the clickity-clack of that railroad track 

Only helped to fan the flames 

No more worries, no more cares 

She left them up in Bangor, Maine 

Yeah, she likes the boys with a southern drawl 

Soakin' up the sunshine, havin' a ball 

She'll be the first to tell you that she owes it all 

To ridin' on a southbound train