When I die lord won't you put my soul up on a train
Won't you send it Southbound give it a cool bluesman name
I've been lost out on those back roads so many times I've gone blind
Losing faith in my family had drove me right out my damn mind
But on the South side of heaven won't you take me home
Cause I've been broke down for so long and Lord it's getting cold
Well I've been a desperado in West Texas for so long I need a change
And for ten long years this old place ain't seen a drop of rain
And that wind blows everyday Lord, like a desert snow
Like a lost bound train running on cocaine and out of control
Along those Louisiana byways and those lonesome highways roll on
Won't you take me where the poor man lives it's where I call home
And can't you see that a breeze is just a change in pace
And money can't buy my soul because it comes from a hard earned place
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