Up North (Down Douth, Back East, Out West)

                                  In spite of the name, Independence, Kansas 

Didn't grow many wild roses

But she was young and restless 

And I loved her though holding her down was hopeless

I wanted her to say she couldn't live without 

The life I had to offer but all she could talk about 

Was faraway dreams, cities she'd never seen

How do I find that girl when she could be



Out there anywhere she just up and left

She didn't leave a forwarding address

Or a trail for my lonely heart to follow

Which one of those four winds should I go chasing

She could be in a million places I guess

Up north, down south, back east, out west



She could be up in the Windy City

Where the world spins a little bit faster

Or gettin' a tan down in Miami that might be where I'd catch her

Maybe back in Virginia, her cousin lives there

Out in Arizona, she'd fit in anywhere

It's anyone's guess where she came to rest

My one chance for happiness is



Out there anywhere she just up and left

She didn't leave a forwarding address

Or a trail for my lonely heart to follow

Which one of those four winds should I go chasing

She could be in a million places I guess

Up north, down south, back east, out west



I'm sitting here at a four-way intersection

Praying Lord won't you point me in the right direction

She could be



Out there anywhere she just up and left

She didn't leave a forwarding address

Or a trail for my lonely heart to follow

Which one of those four winds should I go chasing

She could be in a million places I guess

Up north, down south, back east, out west

Up north, down south, back east, out west