song profile

GO SOUTh YOUNG MAN (c. 2011 by Patty Nash)
[VERSE 1]
I was born in the East but I wonder--
If I was born out of place and out of time?
Cuz I got Frontier Blood in me--
But there ain't no Frontier--
No Home on the Range to call mine.
They said, "Go West, Young Man!"
I did--it only took three days,
Cuz all them pioneer trails are paved by those freeways!
Homes where there were trees--ain't no purple mountain majesties,
And the Western Wind is just a smoggy breeze?
But I found my Country at my Journey's End--
The South stays like a true friend.

[Modulate down to CHORUS]
Go South, Young man, Go South--and grow up in the country!
You can hear that Southern Music--
They'd swore they'd never lose it.
You can hear the heartbeat of our history.
With your head on your pillow--
Just south of Amarillo--
Dream 'bout goin' on to Cajun Country.                                                                          Go South, Young man, Go South--and grow up in the country! (2x)

[modulate up to VERSE 2]
They say there's rebels in the South--but I don't know--
A people more loyal to this nation.
They may let you disagree--but don't run down the country--
A crowd is what you may be facin'
And if you think, this country's lost her pride--
Go to the south, you'll find it deep inside,
Breakin' the Law--they're liable--prayin' in schools and readin' the Bible!
I found my Country at my Journey's End--
The South stays like a true friend.


[Modulate down to CHORUS]
Go South, Young man, Go South--and grow up in the country!
You can hear that Southern Music--
They'd swore they'd never lose it.
You can hear the heartbeat of our history.
With your head on your pillow--
Just south of Amarillo--
Dream 'bout goin' on to Cajun Country.                                                                          Go South, Young man, Go South--and grow up in the country! (2x)