Goin Southbound Lyrics by Stan Ridgway

Goin Southbound Lyrics

    Tell not a word that you heard it here
    But there's a big truck waitin' tonight at the pier
    Comin' in on an east-bound boat
    Now, don't be late for delivery¨c¨chere, put this in your coat
    It's a strange weight from an exotic locale
    Don't worry about the cops, 'cause they're in on it, pal
    Just pick it up no later than tonight at three o'clock
    And bring it to the warehouse¨c¨chere, put this in your sock

    No one left to save you
    Nobody will return
    You run so fast, you catch on fire
    You've just gotta burn
    Yeah¨c¨c


    Chorus:
    Goin' southbound
    Follow that sound
    Long line of cars
    Just a-movin' out of town
    You've got this job
    But you don't know how
    And everybody does
    What nobody will allow



    Full moon shines like a big cue ball
    Someone fishin' on the pier, might as well stall
    Repaint the car, change your license plate
    How ya spell relief? must be somethin' that you ate


    All this is a secret
    As common as that dirt
    We'll rely on your expert eye
    Here, put this in your shirt
    Yeah¨c¨c


    Chorus repeat x2


    And we'll all be waiting so long
    Wait so long
    We'll all be waiting so long
    Wait so long, wait so long


    Now if you get caught, don't tell 'em about me
    The last one who did, well, we tied him to a tree
    Out in the high desert, by an ant hill
    Haven't been back there since¨c¨cguess he's swingin' there still


    All this is a secret
    As common as that dirt
    We'll rely on your expert eye
    Here, put this in your shirt
    Yeah¨c¨cyeah! yeah! yeah!


    Chorus repeat x2


    Goin' southbound...
    We're goin' southbound...
    We're goin' southbound...
    We're goin' southbound...

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