South Of Anywhere

South Of Anywhere
Derek McCorkell 2009

1 Born in a small town south of anywhere
Lived there most of my life
Never knew just what the big world held in store
In the sticks life is lazy
Everything happens real slow
Then one day life became such a bore

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Got me an urge to move to the city,
Where the lights are bright and the girls so pretty
Where fame and fortune were waiting there for me
I was wrong , I was blind ,
Damn near drove me off my mind
Cause folks in the city just don’t seem to care
So I’m going home
South of Anywhere.

2 Got me a yearning for life on the farm
Where everybody knows your name
Where the only big change is the sky from night to day
Here in the city it’s a different game,
All these people looking all the same
Where you’re just another number a ticket on the gravy train.

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I found out that living in the city
Though the lights are bright life ain’t that pretty
Fame and fortune is too damn hard to find
I was wrong , oh so blind ,
And damn near cost me half my mind
To find out folks in the city just don’t care
Lord take me home
South of anywhere.

I’ll take a ride on a slow train
Heck a greyhound bus will do
As long as it gets me where I’m going to.