Stan Ridgway - Goin' southbound lyrics

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Tell not a word that you heard it here

But there's a big truck waitin' tonight at the pier

Comin' in on an east-bound boat

Now, don't be late for delivery––here, put this in your coat

It's a strange weight from an exotic locale

Don't worry about the cops, 'cause they're in on it, pal

Just pick it up no later than tonight at three o'clock

And bring it to the warehouse––here, put this in your sock

No one left to save you

Nobody will return

You run so fast, you catch on fire

You've just gotta burn

Yeah––

Chorus:

Goin' southbound

Follow that sound

Long line of cars

Just a-movin' out of town

You've got this job

But you don't know how

And everybody does

What nobody will allow

Full moon shines like a big cue ball

Someone fishin' on the pier, might as well stall

Repaint the car, change your license plate

How ya spell relief? Must be somethin' that you ate

All this is a secret

As common as that dirt

We'll rely on your expert eye

Here, put this in your shirt

Yeah––

Chorus repeat x2

And we'll all be waiting so long

Wait so long

We'll all be waiting so long

Wait so long, wait so long

Now if you get caught, don't tell 'em about me

The last one who did, well, we tied him to a tree

Out in the high desert, by an ant hill

Haven't been back there since––guess he's swingin' there still

All this is a secret

As common as that dirt

We'll rely on your expert eye

Here, put this in your shirt

Yeah––yeah! yeah! yeah!

Chorus repeat x2

Goin' southbound...

We're goin' southbound...

We're goin' southbound...

We're goin' southbound...