Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris - Leaving Louisiana Lyrics

Mary took to running with a travelin man
Left her momma crying with her head in her hands
Such a sad case, so broken hearted
She say momma, I got to go, I gotta get outta here
I gotta get out of town; Im tired of hanging around
I gotta roll on between the ditches

Its just an ordinary story bout the way things go
Round and around nobody knows, but the highway
Goes on forever, that ol highway rolls on forever
Lord she never wouldve done it if she hadnt got drunk

If she hadnt started running with a travelin man

If she hadnt started taking those crazy changes
She say daughter, let me tell you bout the travelin kind
Everywhere hes goin such a very short time
Hell be long gone before you know it, hell 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, anything goes
Its alligator bait and the bars dont close
Its the real thing down in louisiana

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

The stranger better move it or hes gonna get killed
Hes gonna have to get it or a shotgun will
It aint no time for lengthy speeches
There aint no time for lengthy speeches
She say never have I know 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
Its just an ordinary story bout the way things go
Round and around nobody knows, but the highway goes on forever
There aint no way to stop the water