I'm a walkin' southern bound down the highway

Cars and buses and the big trucks pass me by

I walk awhile then I thumb they must think I'm a bum

For no one will give this country boy a ride

I left to get a job in that big city cause Lucy's dad said son don't hang around

I got her letter in the mail today and he can't keep me away

And tonight this lovesick boy is southern bound

Can't afford a ticket on that Big Gray Dog

Where I'm a goin' they don't know a freight train sound

I'm a long way from home cold and hungry and all alone

Tonight this country boy is southern bound

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Now I know they'll all be glad to see me it's been so long since I left to roam

I can hear my mama cry as she kissed her boy goodbye

Tonight this country boy is a headed home

I've got just enough left to buy some coffee

I'll spend that if this road goes through the town

Take some money if I grind all I have left is my pride

If I have to walk I will I'm southern bound

Can't afford a ticket...

Tonight this country boy is southern bound