I've been here a month or more, stuck in this old city
People that have to call it home, they're the ones I pity, Lord, I'm homesick
Blues are the only songs I ever seem to pick
I get out and walk the street till I get blisters on my feet, I'm southbound
I'm alright till late at night, I'm sittin' by my window
I count sheep but I can't sleep, for listenin' to that train blow, I begin to pine
When I hear that great big engine rollin' down the line
I'm goin' back and spend some time where I can have fun
When I ain't got a dime, I'm southbound
She's a-burnin' the ground, and I don't mean maybe, sure I'm glad I caught this train
I wanna see my baby, Lord, I'm lonesome, long to see those hills that I come from
Listenin' to the engine rattle and roar, takin' me back home once more, I'm southbound
I'm alright till late at night, I'm sittin' by my window
I count sheep but I can't sleep, for listenin' to that train blow, I begin to pine
When I hear that great big engine rollin' down the line
I'm goin' back and spend some time where I can have fun
When I ain't got a dime, I'm southbound