Northbound

[Verse 1]
Say there's a Mecca high up in the hills
Where the strings ring out and it gives you chills
Soon as I heard, was settin' my mind on gettin' there
Texas is a big old state
A four days drive, it makes you wait
Finally crossed that New Mexico line
Santa Fe was such a ride
Should take you in to stay the night
And leave you head still aching my the morn'
As some would say it's the altitude
I'm howling at the midnight moon
Either way, it's time to hit the road

[Chorus]
Headin' north, it takes a while
You might as well sit back and smile
Ain't no way to change thе time
Best sit back, enjoy thе ride

[Verse 2]
Durango runs a narrow gage
Like a memory from a different age
It feels a bit like steppin' back in time
Runnin' through the open road
A mountain there will lighten your load
As you're headin' towards the San Juan county line

[Chorus]
Headin' north, it takes a while
You might as well sit back and smile
Ain't no way to change the time
Best sit back, enjoy the ride
Enjoy the ride

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
My final destination don't come easy, I'm afraid
But I've that if it's good, it's worth the wait

[Chorus]
Headin' north, it takes a while
You might as well sit back and smile
Ain't no way to change the time
Best sit back, enjoy the ride
To a destination somewhere bound
A mountain road, a little town
Outside of nowhere, riverside
Lean on back, enjoy the ride
'Cause headin' north, it takes a while
You might as well sit back and smile
Ain't no way to change the time
Best sit back, enjoy the ride
Enjoy the ride
Enjoy the ride
Enjoy the ride