Headed South towards New Orleans
I'm leavin' the long-leafed pines
I got my eye on a prize, four states wide
As free as the air is dry
Wind may be falling
Backroad's warm
But that's better than no way at all
'Cause I'll be moving tonight by the neon light
Headin' down to hear the call
Nobody needs me here
I'm headed clear out of sight
Believe when I say "I'm leaving today"
Crossing the border tonight
I've been wasting away this tar-paper summer
Floatin' right into fall
Maybe a Tijuana winter and Baja spring
Will give me something to hold on
'Cause there's a lady in red
I can't get out of my head
She shines like the moonlight
A fine señorita, just as soon as I meet her
I'm betting on love at first sight
Nobody needs me here
I'm headed clear out of sight
Believe when I say "I'm leaving today"
Crossing the border tonight
Back home the talk show hosts say "Just relax"
Don't listen to your heart, boy
Listen to the facts
People always wondering how far is heaven
Dreaming of paradise
Well it's funny you ask
It's just a few tanks of gas
Will bring you halfway there by sunrise
Nobody needs me here
I'm headed clear out of sight
Believe when I say "I'm leaving today"
Crossing the border tonight
Believe when I say "I'm leaving today"
Crossing the border tonight
