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Artist: Donna Hughes
Canonical path: /donna-hughes/southbound-train
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Southbound Train
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Southbound Train
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Young couple, seventeen
So in love, swept off their feet
Parents fought it they did not approve
Said they're too young they're gonna lose
One day he got on his knee
He said I know we're young, but would you marry me?
One night by the light of the moon
She climbed out of her window
And they ran away together on a southbound train
Said their vows by the light of day
Time was all they had on their side
And the train rolled on into the night
She didn't have a wedding gown, she didn't have a ring
But he was all she'd ever need
Into the night they snuck away
And they got married the next day
They stayed together until they were old & gray
Ever since 1922 when they ran away
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Donna Hughes performs "Southbound Train", and this lyric page sits inside the Donna Hughes catalog on LyroVerse.
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