South Of Cincinnatti Lyrics

South Of Cincinnatti

(D. Yoakam)

 

 Chorus:

 f you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow

 If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago

 If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins

 If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again

 

 She pulled the letter from the pages of her Bible

 And a rose pressed inside the Book of Luke

 For fourteen years she'd write each day but keep it hidden

 Refused to even speak his name, but still she wrote

 

 Chorus:

 If you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow

 If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago

 If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins

 If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again

 

 At a cold gray apartment in Chicago

 A cigarette drowns inside a glass of gin

 He lies there drunk, but it don't matter drunk or sober

 He'll never read the words that pride won't let her send

 

 Chorus:

 If you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow

 If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago

 If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins

 If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again

 Then I'll be yours again