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 a 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

Till 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 ruin 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

Till 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

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

Till 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