Ticket to Shiraz (Persian Jazz)

[Verse 1] I’m walking to the station One thin ticket in my hand Leaving tired streets behind me Of a city I can’t stand I’m heading back down south Where the sandy wind runs slow Where the night hangs under moonlight And the quiet starts to grow [Pre-Chorus] Love like desert water Turns to mirage in the air Just when you think you hold her She vanishes from there [Chorus] I’m going back south Back south, back south Where the old roads know my name I’m going back south Back south, back south Trying to step outside your game I’m going back south Back south, back south Where the dunes shift all around I’m going back south Back south, back south Where I belong is southbound [Post-Chorus] Back south Back south [Verse 2] I was raised on open highways Where the sun leans through the day Where the wind moves through the valleys And the ground won’t stay in place I’m going back south Even if these boots wear thin Stumbled through a hundred crossings Still the road pulls me in [Hook] Back south Back south Hear the desert call Back south Back south Trying to leave it all Trying to leave it all [Bridge] My father said boy listen My mother said it twice Don’t wander chasing mirages They’ll swallow up your life But I ran with the restless wind Let it carry me through Now I’m walking sandy highways Trying to lose you Trying to lose you [Pre-Chorus] Love like desert water Turns to mirage in the air [Chorus] I’m going back south Back south, back south Where the old roads know my name I’m going back south Back south, back south Trying to step outside your game I’m going back south Back south, back south Where the dunes shift all around I’m going back south Back south, back south Where I belong is southbound [Outro] Back south Back south Still walking home Back south Back south Where the dunes have grown