This song tells the poignant story of a narrator encountering a dying man from the Southern United States on a Los Angeles street. As the man passes, the narrator offers comfort by singing "Dixie," while others ignore his suffering. The dying man's final warning to "run back home to that southern land" and escape the harshness of life there adds a deep layer of longing and disillusionment. The song, released in 1988 on the album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room, captures a profound moment of human connection and loss amidst urban indifference. It plays like a somber reflection on displacement and the search for belonging.