I'm
a -walkin' southern bound
down the highway
The cars and the buses
and the big trucks pass me by
I walk a while then I phone,
they must think I'm a bum
Cause no one will give this
country boy a ride
Well, 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 they can't keep me away
Tonight this country boy
is southern bound
Can't afford a ticket
on that big grey dog
But I'm a boy and they don't know
freight train sound
I'm a long way from home,
cold and hungry and all alone
Tonight this country boy is southern
bound
Well, I know they will all
be glad to see me
It's been three long years since I left
I can hear my mama cry
as she kissed her boy goodbye
But tonight this country
boy is headed home
I've got just enough left to
buy some coffee
And I'll spend it if this road
goes through a town
They'd send money if I'd ride,
all I have left is my pride
If I have to walk, I will,
I'm southern bound
Payin' for a ticket on that big grey dog
I'm goin' late on your
freight train sound
I'm a long way from home,
cold and hungry and all alone
Tonight this country boy is
southern bound
Tonight this country boy is southern bound
Tonight this country boy
is southern bound
you