southside of heaven

when i die lord won't you put my soul up on a train

won't you send it southbound

give it a cool blues-man name

i've been lost on them back roads so many times

i've gone blind

losing faith in my family had driven me out of 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

i've been a desperado in west texas for so long lord

i need a change

for ten long years this old place ain't seen a drop of rain

and that wind blows everyday lord

all like a desert snow

like a lost bound train running on cocaine and outta control

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

long down the louisiana byways

lonesome highways roll on

won't you take me where the poor man lives

its where i call my home

and can't you see that a breeze

nothin' but a change in pace

money can't buy my soul

cause it comes from a hard earned place

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