Across the Border

[Intro] I've been workin' so hard, baby Tryin' to get to you I'm gonna be there soon because [Verse 1] In the heat of the day many miles away When the sun is beating down upon the main street I'll be waiting here at the station I gotta move down the line They'll be dancin' and singin' and doin' their thing And they'll be rockin' and rollin' until the day is done You know I got to make the deadline [Chorus] I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh If I don't get to the border then I'll write [Verse 2] The Mardi Gras will be blowing strong And the people dancing all across the city I'm leaving here tonight I gotta move down the line I'm gonna catch a ride on the nine-o-five I'm gonna ride the rails until we reach the morning Maybe three or four hundred miles [Chorus] I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh If I don't get to the border then I'll write [Instrumental Bridge] [Verse 3] When the wind is blowing softly Through the streets of a little town and the music's playin' You're waiting somewhere over the horizon [Chorus] I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh If I don't get to the border then I'll write [Outro] You know I'm comin', baby, Ooh-ooh-ah You know I'm comin', baby, Ooh-ooh-ah Ooh-ooh-ah Ooh-ooh-ah