Across the Border - Electric Light Orchestra

(I've been workin' so hard, baby,

Tryin' to get to you.

I'm gonna be there soon,

Because...)

In the heat of the day,

Many miles away

When the sun is beating down

Upon the main street,

I'll be waitin' here at the station,

I gotta move down the line.

They'll be dancin' and singin'

And doin' their thing,

And they'll be rockin' and rollin'

Until the day is done.

You know, I've got to

Make the deadline.

I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh.

If I don't get to the border, then I'll write.

The Mardi Gras

Will be blowing strong,

And the people dancing

All across the city.

I'm leaving here tonight,

I gotta move down the line.

I'm gonna catch a ride on the 9: 05,

I'm gonna ride the rails

Until we reach the morning,

Maybe three or four

Hundred miles.

I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh.

If I don't get to the border, then I'll write.

When the wind is blowing

Softly through the streets

Of a little town

And the music's playin',

You're waitin' somewhere

Over the horizon.

I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh.

If I don't get to the border, then I'll write.

You know, I gotta get that baby

You know, I gotta get that baby.