Across the Border - Lyrics - Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra are a British rock group from Birmingham, England, who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO was formed to accommodate Roy Wood's and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. After Wood's departure following the band's debut record, Lynne wrote and arranged all of the group's original compositions and produced every album.

(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