Well she was born in a north woods town

Twenty-one winters ago

And she grew tired of the freezing cold

And living in the blinding snow

But this girl new she wouldn't be there long

'Cause she had plans and dreams

And she'd seen pictures of the sunshine state

In the pages of the magazine



So she waited them tables and she used her smile

Saving every penny she can

For a one-way dixie bound Amtrak ticket

Headed for the promise land

Her momma and daddy begged her not to go

When the day she dreamed of came

And she waved goodbye sittin' way up high

From the window of a southbound train



Now she's got a fire burnin' deep inside

Ridin' on a southbound train

And the clickity-clack of that railroad track

Only helps to fan the flames

No more worries, no more cares

She left them up in Bangor,Maine

Now she's startin' a brand new life

Ridin' on a southbound train



She said, 'Hello sun, good mornin' Daytona

You're sure lookin' good to me

With your ocean breeze and your tall palm trees

And your southern hospitality'

Now she's a knockout queenie in a string bikini

She's drivin' all the boys insane

And this all started with a small town dream

And a ticket on a southbound train



'Cause she had a fire burnin' deep inside

Ridin' on a southbound train

And the clickity-clack of the railroad track

Only helped to fan the flames

Nor more worries, no more cares

She left them up in Bangor, Maine

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

To ridin' on a southbound train