Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
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Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
“Southern Pacifica” is the fourth track from Ritter’s 2010 album So Runs the World Away. It tells the story of a railway journey to the American West.
[Verse 1]
Southern Pacific
Red, white and blue
Where are we running to?
Over the wide plains
Over the wide plains
Take me to some place new
[Chorus 1]
Remember me to Roxy Anne
(You know she’s still lovely)
Tell her I was on the move
(The last time you saw me)
That you only saw the back of my head
[Verse 2]
Climb through the timbers
And I’ll breathe the dust of
Cosmos and wild rose bud
Thunder the unknowns
In the phosphorous white glow of
Sabertooth bones in the dusk
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
Remember me to Roxy Anne
(You know she’s still lovely)
Tell her I was barely there
(The last time you saw me)
That you only saw the back of my head
[Outro]
Southern Pacific
Take me to meet
Whatever is hunting for me
Southern Pacifica was written by Josh Ritter.
Southern Pacifica was produced by Sam Kassirer.
Josh Ritter released Southern Pacifica on Tue May 04 2010.