I never wanted to be on my own I could be wrong but I just slipped away from home Now I'm gone Well way down south Having minor ups and downs And then moving on ahead in leaps and bounds Why, boy, they're playing our song Outside where no-one can hear Why, boy, they're playing our song At the start of my new career Well it's a different walk of life That I've come to know Because at every port of call Comes a time to go Well they say down south The sun won't set on my hometown It's just driving in this heat that gets me down I could never hurt anyone Least of all you