Leaving Louisiana In the Broad Daylight

Lord, Mary took to running with a travelin' man

She left her mama crying with her head in her hands

Such a sad case, so broken hearted

She said, "Mom, I gotta go, I gotta get out of here

I gotta get out of town, I'm tired of hanging around

I gotta roll on, between the ditches"

It's just an ordinary story 'bout the ways things go

Goes around and around nobody knows, but the highway

Goes on forever

That old highway goes 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

'Cause everywhere you're 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 said, "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"

Well, this is down in the swampland where anything goes

This is Alligator Bay and the bars don't close

It's a real thing, down in Louisian

Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad?

When he really got troubles like a daughter gone bad

It gets real hot down in Louisian

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

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

It's no time for lengthy speeches

There ain't no time for lengthy speeches

Said, "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"

Said, "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 'bout the ways things go

Goes around and around nobody knows, but the highway

Goes on forever

There ain't no way to stop the water

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight