Lyrics to
Highway Headin’ South

This version of Highway Headin’ South was released by Dolly Parton in 1974.

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On a highway headed south somewhere to Dixie
Where the cotton blooms in spring and snow don’t fly
I’m gonna rest these chilly bones in southern sunshine
And live where the weather’s warm until I die
North Dakota you’ve got my better years Montana you’ve got five years of my life
But your subzero wind will never touch me again
Southern folks can’t live on snow and ice
On a highway headed south…
When I cross the Dixie line I’ll throw away my coat
And my goods down underwear will have to go
I’ll never live again where the weather chills you to the bone
I’m tired of livin’ like an Eskimo
On a highway headed south…
On a highway headed south…

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About Lyrics and Highway Headin’ South by Dolly Parton

The lyrics to Highway Headin’ South are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Dolly Parton in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Highway Headin’ South are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Dolly Parton and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Highway Headin’ South back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Highway Headin’ South by Dolly Parton in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Highway Headin’ South" means the words set to the music of Highway Headin’ South, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Dolly Parton. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Highway Headin’ South and the lyrics to Highway Headin’ South are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Dolly Parton who came here looking just for the lyrics to Highway Headin’ South, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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