Hear the clickety-clack on the railroad track   Means the wheels are rollin' and I'm goin' back   To the girl I left in a rundown shack   I'm southbound      As the miles rush by, I miss her more and more   Tears in my eyes and my heart is sore   Soon I'll be a-knockin' on her front door   I'm southbound      (Chorus)   Southbound, to my baby   Southbound, I'm nearly crazy   Gonna take her in my arms and never let her go   Never gonnna leave her, never ever anymore   Soon I'll be a-knockin' on her front door   I'm southbound      Now the rhythm of the wheels call a memory   Ev'ry mile it comes a little closer to me   Soon it's gonna be reality   I'm southbound      My heart keeps sayin', boy, you made a mistake   Thought you were a rambler, but you're only a fake   This'll be the last trip I'm a-gonna make   I'm southbound      (Repeat chorus)      Now the night that I left her, well, she pleaded with me   I know that you're leavin', but it has to be   I'm hopin' that she's still a-waitin' for me   I'm southbound      It's hard to wait 'till I can see her face   I still remember how her sweet lips taste   Not another day am I gonna waste   I'm southbound      (Repeat chorus)