Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Earle
Vocals
The Fairfield Four
Vocals
Charles Sussman
Musician
Mark Prentice
Musician
Mark Stuart
Acoustic Guitar
Brady Blade
Drums
Cheri Knight
Percussion
Elisa Sanders
Percussion
Kathleen Cotter
Percussion
Jim "Here Comes Jim Bob" Hoke
Baritone Saxophone
Kelly Looney
Bass
David Steele
Electric Guitar
Michael Smotherman
Organ
Issac Freeman
Vocals
James Hill
Vocals
Joseph Rice
Vocals
Robert Hamlett
Vocals
Wilson Waters Jr.
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Earle
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patrick Earle
Assistant Engineer
Hank Williams
Mastering Engineer
Ray Kennedy
Mixing Engineer
The Twangtrust
Producer
Lyrics
My brother Jimmy
My other brother Jack
Went off down to Houston
And they never come back
My mama wasn't gonna let her baby go yet now
But there ain't nobody hirin' back in Lafayette
I'm workin' all week for the Texaco check
As sun beatin' down on the back of my neck
I tried to save my money but Jimmy says no
Says he's got a little honey out on Telephone Road
Come on, come on
Come on let's go
This ain't Louisiana
Your mama won't know
Come on, come on
Come on let's go
Here everybody's rockin'
Out on Telephone Road
Telephone Road is ten miles long
Fifty car lots and a hun-hundred honky-tonks
Jukebox blastin' and the beer bottles ring
And Jimmy banging on a pinball machine
Well come on, come on
Come on let's go
Well this ain't Louisiana
Your mama won't know
Come on, come on
Come on let's go
Here everybody's rockin'
Out on Telephone Road
My mama never told me
About nothin' like this
Now I guess Houston's 'bout as big
As a city can get
Sometimes I get a lonesome for Lafayette
Someday I'm goin' home
But I ain't ready yet
Well come on, come on
Come on let's go
Well this ain't Louisiana
Your mama won't know
Come on, come on
Come on let's go
Here everybody's rockin'
Out on Telephone Road
Come on, come on
Come on let's go
Well this ain't Louisiana
Your mama won't know
Come on, come on
Come on let's go
Here everybody's rockin'
Out on Telephone Road
Writer(s): Steve Earle
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