Coast

Way down south where the highland fades
 There's a poor man working in a rice filled maze
 And a barefoot boy on a jetty plank
 As he walks into the gulf
 And a lighthouse shining out to the sea
 To the shrimper staring in disbelief
 At the mermaid saying he's gotta believe
 That the light will take him home
 And by the Mississippi River
 There's a Southbound train
 And it's headed for the gulf
 Gonna buy my ticket and hold it tight
 'Til I know I'm getting close
 See me running down the alleyway
 Looking for the jetties
 Searching for my soul
 You know
 Oh-
 I'm headed for the coast
 For the coast
 Too many young people trying to run their lives
 Too many rich folks trying to change their mind
 I'm tired of the hustle
 Get out of the bustle
 Every time I see the light
 Tell me, baby, can you feel my soul?
 I'm rolling with the rhythm of cruise control
 I got three chords and I speak the truth
 To Willie Nelson, that's a country song
 By the Mississippi River
 There's a Southbound train
 And it's headed for the gulf
 Gonna buy my ticket and hold it tight
 'Til I know I'm getting close
 See me running down the alleyway
 Looking for the jetties
 Searching for my soul
 You know
 Oh
 I'm headed for the coast
 For the coast
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 And by the Mississippi River
 There's a Southbound train
 And it's heading for the gulf
 Gonna buy my ticket
 And hold it tight
 'Til I know I'm getting close
 You see me running down the alleyway
 Looking for the jetties
 Searching for my soul
 You know
 Oh
 I'm headed for the coast
 For the coast