Four-thirty a.m., July 28, 

In the middle of a storm, never touching the brake, 

I drove like a bat outta hell, 

Down that lonely ol' four-lane. 



With the bright lights of Houston just fadin' behind, 

My tires tearin' up the road t'ward the state-line. 

I was leavin' the great Lone Star state, 

That I loved, for good. 



For the love of a good woman who lives in Louisiana, 

On a bayou by the river with the moon in her hair. 

And when I get there, I'm gonna get down on one knee, 

'Cause wherever she is, boy, that's home for me. 

Don't get me wrong: 

Love's the only reason I'd ever leave Texas; 

She's the only reason I'd ever stay gone. 



Just about Baton Rouge, I was changin' my mind, 

Thinkin' 'bout all the things I'd be leavin' behind. 

Like a Red River sunrise, 

And the stars on a Galveston night. 



For the love of a good woman who lives in Louisiana, 

On a bayou by the river with the moon in her hair. 

And when I get there, I'm gonna get down on one knee, 

'Cause wherever she is, boy, that's home for me. 

Don't get me wrong: 

Love's the only reason I'd ever leave Texas; 

An' she's the only reason I'd ever stay gone. 



Like a long lonely night, 

Wonderin' where I'd spend the rest of my life. 

Gone, like an old tumbleweed, 

Rollin' his way a place he can't find to call home. 



Instrumental break. 



For the love of a good woman who lives in Louisiana, 

On a bayou by the river with the moon in her hair. 

And when I get there, I'm gonna get down on one knee, 

'Cause wherever she is, boy, that's home for me. 

Don't get me wrong: 

Love's the only reason I'd ever leave Texas; 

An' she's the only reason I'd ever stay gone. 



Love's the only reason I'd ever leave Texas; 

An' you're the only reason I'd ever stay gone. 



Instrumental fade.Thanks to thudord@yahoo.com