South
Maddox Brothers and Rose Lyrics

Driving south 'round midnight, man, I must have been insane
I was driving towards the south at midnight, which was a crazy thing to do

Driving south 'round midnight in a howling hurricane
I was driving towards the south in a stormy hurricane at midnight

I stopped for an old man hitcher at a lonely old crossroad
I halted my car to give a ride to an old man hitchhiker at a deserted crossroad

He said "I'm going nowhere I'm only here to see if I can steal your soul"
The hitchhiker said that he was not going anywhere but only to check if he could take my soul

"I'm not trying to make you, I don't want to touch your skin I know all there is to know about you and all your sins Well, you ain't too young or pretty, and yer sure as hell can't sing Any time you want to sell your soul I've got a toll-free number you can ring"
The hitchhiker was explaining that he doesn't want to force me, but he already knows everything about me and my life's wrongdoings. He further comments on how I'm not attractive enough and a bad singer, and he proceeds to offer me a toll-free number in case I ever decide to sell my soul to him.

Yeah, that's what I thought he said anyway
I wasn't sure if that's what the hitchhiker said or if I misheard him

"I'm not trying to make you, I don't want to touch your skin I know all there is to know about you and all your sins Well, you ain't too young or pretty, and yer sure as hell can't sing Any time you want to sell your soul I've got a toll-free number you can ring"
The hitchhiker repeats his offer urging me to call him on his toll-free number

0 800 treble six, oh yeah
The toll-free number given by the hitchhiker is '0 800 triple six'

0 800 treble six, oh yeah
The hitchhiker's toll-free number is once again mentioned

I stopped for an old man hitcher at a lonely old crossroads He said "I'm going nowhere I'm only here to see if I can steal your soul" He got!
The song ends with the hitchhiker successfully taking my soul as he had intended to do all along.