Leaving Louisiana In the Broad Daylight

Lord, 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 said, "Momma, I gotta go, I gotta get outta 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 about the way things goes '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 running with a traveling man If she hadn't started taking those crazy chances She said, "Daughter, let me tell you about the traveling kind Everywhere he's going 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" 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 And 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 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" 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" 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