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