Karaoké Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Rodney Crowell

Lord Mary took to runnin' with a travelin' man

Left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands

Such a sad case

So broken hearted

She said Mama I gotta go

I gotta get outta here

I gotta get outta town

I'm tired of hangin' around

I gotta roll on between the ditches

It's just an ordinary story about the way things go

'Round and around

Nobody knows

But the highway goes on forever

That old highway rolls on forever

Lord she never would've done it if she hadn't got drunk

If she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' man

If she hadn't started takin' those crazy chances

She said Daughter let me tell you about the travelin' kind

Everywhere he's goin' such a very short time

He'll be long gone before you know it

He'll be long gone before you know it

She say never have I known it when it felt so good

Never have I knew it when I knew I could

Never have I done it when it looked so right

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

This is down in the swampland where anything goes

It's alligator bait and the bars don't close

It's the real thing down in Louisiana

Now did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad

When he really got trouble like a daughter gone bad

It gets real hot down in Louisiana

Now the stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed

He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will

It ain't no time for lengthy speeches

There ain't no time for lengthy speeches

She say never have I known it when it felt so good

Never have I knew it when I knew I could

Never have I done it when it looked so right

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

She say never have I known it when it felt so good

Never have I knew it when I knew I could

Never have I done it when it looked so right

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

It's just an ordinary story about the way things go

'Round and around

Nobody knows

But the highway goes on forever

There ain't no way to stop the water