Southbound Train

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
 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.
 '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