Well she was born in a north woods town
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Twenty-one winters ago
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And she grew tired of the freezing cold
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And living in the blinding snow
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But this girl new she wouldn't be there long
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'Cause she had plans and dreams
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And she'd seen pictures of the sunshine state
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In the pages of the magazine
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So she waited them tables and she used her smile
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Saving every penny she can
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For a one-way dixie bound Amtrak ticket
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Headed for the promise land
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Her momma and daddy begged her not to go
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When the day she dreamed of came
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And she waved goodbye sittin' way up high
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From the window of a southbound train
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Now she's got a fire burnin' deep inside
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Ridin' on a southbound train
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And the clickity-clack of that railroad track
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Only helps to fan the flames
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No more worries, no more cares
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She left them up in Bangor,Maine
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Now she's startin' a brand new life
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Ridin' on a southbound train
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She said, 'Hello sun, good mornin' Daytona
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You're sure lookin' good to me
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With your ocean breeze and your tall palm trees
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And your southern hospitality'
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Now she's a knockout queenie in a string bikini
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She's drivin' all the boys insane
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And this all started with a small town dream
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And a ticket on a southbound train
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'Cause she had a fire burnin' deep inside
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Ridin' on a southbound train
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And the clickity-clack of the railroad track
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Only helped to fan the flames
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Nor more worries, no more cares
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She left them up in Bangor, Maine
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Yeah she likes the boys with a southern drawl
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Soakin' up the sunshine, havin' a ball
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She'll be the first to tell you that she owes it all
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To ridin' on a southbound train
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Southbound Train
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Travis Tritt |