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

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