The good time is over A ghost town is all that's left here The gold rush is over And depression days draw near Tonight after sundown I'm going to pack my case I leave without a sound Disappear without a trace Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound ♪ Drifting like a drover Chasing my career From the ships docked in the harbor New horizons will appear Tumbling like a tumbleweed Down the open road Taking only what I need Before my head explodes Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound (southbound, southbound, southbound) ♪ Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound (southbound, southbound) Hey, you're not getting any younger The wild west has already been won Northern lights are growing colder And the old eastern ways are gone So tonight after sundown He must go from this place Without a tear, without a frown Disappear without a trace Oh-oh-oh New horizons will appear I'm going southbound Oh, I'm going southbound, yeah Oh-oh-oh Without a word, without a sound I'm going southbound I've got to leave this ghost town Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound (Oh-oh, I'm going southbound) Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound Oh-oh-oh I'm going southbound