Well, Lu lives by the river

And she got herself a good, good man

Spend half the year off shore in lower Alabam'

Her friends said she should leave him and

Come join them in the west coast sand

But she knows she's got a keeper and

They'll never really understand, understand

She put a line in the water when the sun come up

Starts drinkin' when it's goin' down

Dancin' all alone to the radio 'til her man come back around

She might go down to Pensacola

Maybe lay out on the ol' gulf shore

But she don't go to bars at home without him anymore

She don't care about what they say, she don't listen anyway

All the roughneck rounders playin' cards around the TV set

Waitin' around for something hasn't happened yet

Jokin' with a dancer she said "I could help you to forget"

But he knows he's got a keeper

So he smiles and lights a cigarette

And tips his hat

He put his head on the pillow when the sun comes up

Starts workin' when it's going down

Meltin' hot steel down in Bienville just waitin' on a turnaround

He starts thinkin' 'bout Pensacola

He could be fishin' on the ol' Gulf Shore

But he don't like to do those things without her anymore

He don't care about what they say, man he don't listen anyway

They put their lines in the water when the sun comes up

Start drinkin' when it's going down

Dancin' real slow to the radio 'cause her man come back around

They might go down to Pensacola

Do a little fishin' on the ol' Gulf Shore

But they don't like to stay out all night the way they did before

They don't care about what they say, she never listens anyway