"Drive South" is a song written by John Hiatt, and recorded by him on his 1988 album Slow Turning.
[2] The song was later recorded by Kelly Willis on her 1990 debut album, Well Travelled Love.
In 1990, The Forester Sisters recorded the song with guest vocals from The Bellamy Brothers.
It was Bogguss's highest-peaking single, reaching number 2 on the country music charts in early 1993 (having been blocked from #1 by Lorrie Morgan's "What Part of No").
[6] Bogguss's version also had a music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions.