Rodney Crowell

Leavin' Louisiana In The Broad Daylight
Lord, Mary took to runnin' with a travelin' manLeft her momma crying with her head in her handsSuch a sad case, so broken heartedShe say, "Momma, I got to go, I gotta get out of hereI gotta get out of town, I'm tired of hangin' aroundI gotta roll on between the ditches"It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things goesRound and around, nobody knowsBut the highway goes on foreverThat old highway rolls on foreverLord, she never would've done it if she hadn't got drunkIf she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' manIf she hadn't started takin' those crazy chancesShe say, "Daughter, let me tell you 'bout the travelin' kindEverywhere he's goin', such a very short timeHe'll be long gone before you know itHe'll be long gone before you know it"She say, "Never have I known it when it felt so goodNever have I knew it when I knew I couldNever have I done it when it looked so rightLeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight"Letras de cancionesThis is down in the swampland where anything goesIt's alligator bait and the bars don't closeIt's the real thing down in LouisianaDid you ever see a Cajun when he really got madWhen he really got trouble like a daughter gone badIt gets real hot down in LouisianaAnd now the stranger better move it or he's gonna get killedHe's gonna have to get it or a shotgun willIt ain't no time for lengthy speechesThere ain't no time for lengthy speechesShe say, "Never have I known it when it felt so goodNever have I knew it when I knew I couldNever have I done it when it looked so rightLeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight"She say, "Never have I known it when it felt so goodNever have I knew it when I knew I couldNever have I done it when it looked so rightLeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight"It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things goRound and around, nobody knowsBut the highway goes on foreverThere ain't no way to stop the water From Letras Mania