Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight

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[00:10.52] Lord, Mary took to running with a travelin' man [00:13.62] Left her momma crying with her head in her hands [00:16.28] Such a sad case, so broken hearted [00:21.59] She said, "Momma, I gotta go, I gotta get outta here [00:24.30] I gotta get out of town, I'm tired of hanging around [00:26.93] I gotta roll on between the ditches" [00:32.36] It's just an ordinary story about the way things goes [00:35.46] 'Round and around nobody knows [00:37.99] But the highway goes on forever [00:43.32] That old highway rolls on forever [00:51.28] Lord, she never would've done it if she hadn't got drunk [00:54.38] If she hadn't started running with a traveling man [00:56.96] If she hadn't started taking those crazy chances [01:02.43] She said, "Daughter, let me tell you about the traveling kind [01:05.63] Everywhere he's going such a very short time [01:08.04] He'll be long gone before you know it [01:13.37] He'll be long gone before you know it" [01:21.45] She said, "Never have I known it when it felt so good [01:24.79] Never have I knew it when I knew I could [01:27.78] Never have I done it when it looked so right [01:30.43] Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight" [01:37.86] [01:48.56] This is down in the swampland where anything goes [01:51.40] It's alligator bait and the bars don't close [01:54.17] It's the real thing, down in Louisiana [01:59.48] Now did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad [02:02.21] When he really got trouble like a daughter gone bad [02:04.87] It gets real hot, down in Louisiana [02:10.40] And now the stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed [02:13.55] He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will [02:15.94] It ain't no time for lengthy speeches [02:21.55] There ain't no time for lengthy speeches [02:29.67] She said, "Never have I known it when it felt so good [02:32.97] Never have I knew it when I knew I could [02:35.64] Never have I done it when it looked so right [02:38.37] Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight" [02:42.77] She said, "Never have I known it when it felt so good [02:45.98] Never have I knew it when I knew I could [02:48.63] Never have I done it when it looked so right [02:51.53] Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight" [02:55.68] It's just an ordinary story about the way things go [02:58.96] 'Round and around nobody knows [03:01.62] But the highway goes on forever [03:07.07] There ain't no way to stop the water [03:10.70]