G
Well, she was born in a north woods town
D
Twenty-one winters ago
And she grew tired of the freezing cold
G
And living in the blinding snow
But this girl knew she wouldn't be there long
D
'Cause she had plans and dreams
And she'd seen pictures of the sunshine state
G
In the pages of a magazine
G
So she waited them tables and she used her smile
D
Saving every penny she can
For a one-way dixie-bound Amtrak ticket
G
Headed for the promised land
Her momma and daddy begged her not to go
D
When the day she dreamed of came
And she waved goodbye sittin' way up high
G
From the window of a southbound train
G
Now, she's got a fire burnin' deep inside
D
Ridin' on a southbound train
And the clickity-clack of that railroad track
G
Only helps to fan the flames
No more worries, no more cares
C
She left them up in Bangor, Maine
D
Now she's startin' a brand new life
G
Ridin' on a southbound train
(Break)
G
She said, "Hello sun, good mornin' Daytona
D
You're sure lookin' good to me
With your ocean breeze and your tall palm trees
G
And your southern hospitality."
Now she's a knockout queenie in a string bikini
D
She's drivin' all the boys insane
And this all started with a small town dream
G
And a ticket on a southbound train
G
'Cause she had a fire burnin' deep inside
D
Ridin' on a southbound train
And the clickity-clack of that railroad track
G
Only helped to fan the flames
No more worries, no more cares
C
She left them up in Bangor, Maine
D
Yeah, she likes the boys with a southern drawl
Soakin' up the sunshine, havin' a ball
She'll be the first to tell you that she owes it all
G
To ridin' on a southbound train
