[Verse 1]
The boom time, it is over
A ghost town is all that's left here
The gold rush, it is over
And depression days draw near
Tonight after sundown
I'm going to pack my case
I leave without a sound
Disappear without a trace
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm goin' southbound
Oh, I'm goin' southbound
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, let's go
[Verse 2]
Driftin' like a drover
Chasin' my career
From the ships docked in the harbour
New horizons will appear
Tumbling with the tumbleweed
Down the open road
Takin' only what I need
Before my head explodes
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm goin' southbound
Oh, I'm goin' southbound, southbound (Southbound)
Southbound
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm goin' southbound
Oh, I'm goin' southbound, southbound (Southbound)
[Verse 3]
Hey, you're not gettin' any younger
The wild west has already been won
Northern nights are growin' colder
And the old eastern ways are gone
So tonight after sundown
You must go from this place
Without a tear, without a frown
Disappear without a trace
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm goin' southbound
Oh, I'm goin' southbound, southbound (Southbound)
Oh, I'm goin' southbound (New horizons will appear)
Oh, I'm goin' southbound, here
Oh (Without a word, without a sound)
I'm goin' southbound, southbound (Southbound)
(I've got to leave this ghost town)
Oh, I'm goin' southbound (Woah, oh, oh, I'm goin' southbound)
I'm goin' southbound, southbound (Southbound)
(Let's go down there, sweet, oh)
I'm goin' southbound, southbound (Southbound, southbound)
Oh, I'm goin' southbound (Woah)
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