Lyrics by John Pio
Music by Colin Peterson

I'm walkin'  through the southland
been awake for several days
same old shoes upon my feet
ain't got a penny to my name

I'm going southbound
I'm hopin things for me will start to change
I'm gonna spend my days in sunshine
and leave my problems in the rain

Sunshine beats down upon my neck
and I'm feeling weary from the road
when I get down to the southland
gonna drop my heavy load

I left home in Chicago
'cause my woman treated me bad
now I'm strollin through the crossroads
for the good times to be had

The ladies treat me kindly
I never have to pay
when I get down to the southland
know I think I'm here to stay

Four hours south of Tallahassee 
and I'm several miles high
gonna smoke up in the sunshine
in the sun I'm gonna die