It was on one fine March morning I bid New Orleans adieu. And I was on the road to Jackson town, My fortune to renew, I cursed all foreign money, No credit could I gain, Which filled my heart with longing for The lakes of Pontchartrain. I sat on board a railway car, Beneath the morning sun, And I road the roads till evening, And I laid me down again, All strangers there no friends to me, Till a dark girl towards me came, And I fell in love with a Creole girl, By the lakes of Pontchartrain. I said, "My pretty Creole girl, My money here's no good, But if it weren't for the alligators, I would sleep out in the woods". "You're welcome here kind stranger, Our house is very plain. But we never turn a stranger out, From the lakes of Pontchartrain." She took me into her momma's house, And treated me right well, The hair upon her shoulder In jet black ringlets fell. To try and paint her beauty, I'm sure it would be in vain, So handsome was my Creole girl, By the lakes of Pontchartrain. I asked her would she'd marry me, She said it could never be, For she had got another, And he was of at sea. She said that she would wait for him And faithful she would remain. Waiting for her sailor, By the lakes of Pontchartrain. So fare you well my Bonny ol girl, I never will see you no more, I wont forget your kindness In the cottage by the shore. At every social gathering A flowing glass I'll raise, And I'll drink a health to my Creole girl, And the lakes of Pontchartrain

I'll tell it like it happened, it was Darius and Noland and me Just a few po' boys trying to get up outta Missouri Took 55 to Louisiana, stopped by the highway to eat They both had crawfish, strictly chicken for me Back out under thunderheads, the radio was Southern soul They interrupted Clarence Carter with a strange-ass local show They were sayin': "Come down to Lake Pontchartrain Rest your soul and feed your brain That's where you will get to see everything the water can be" The rain was comin' down, the wind was howlin' outside of Slidell It was the kinda night that makes you think the whole world's goin' to hell We got off on an exit 'cause we couldn't read the map so great Near the Choctaw Motel, we parked to deliberate When out of the bayou came a man like the lake had a tongue He was right up on the glass, all yellow-eyed, black teeth, bangin' on the windshield Screamin' like a demon at the top of his lungs: "Come down to Lake Pontchartrain Rest your soul and feed your brain Free for you and all your friends, crawfish 'til the bitter end Come down to Lake Pontchartrain Wade to where the shallows break That's where you will get to see everything the water can be" I was driving out of there as fast as a Camry could But the interstate was flooded and I had to take the road through the woods Bad move in retrospect, the road disappeared in the rain And I stood on the brakes when I saw the sign: "Lake Pontchartrain..." Darius was yelling that he saw somebody out in the swells He jumped out runnin' and Noland was goin' as well "Come back!" Why the hell would they leave the car? And that's when I heard it, make no mistake - The voices were calling them from under the lake: "Come down to Lake Pontchartrain... Come down to Lake Pontchartrain... Come down to Lake Pontchartrain... Come down to Lake Pontchartrain..." The crawfish were screaming, the waves danced in time My friends went in deeper, the water, it climbed I watched in terror, the lake opened wide And horribly roaring, it pulled them inside That's how it happened, why would I lie? There were no bodies, I've got none to hide I'm just a boy, lost his friends in the rain Any more questions, just go and ask Lake Pontchartrain

I took my time I took down every light as if they were mine Our winds straight home I looked up every flight as if I could go somewhere And if I never have to look in your eyes it'd be fine And if I only wait to get out is to lose my mind I leave it someway or I leave it anywhere for you to find I took them bound I broke down every thought as if they were mine Our wind straight home I told my family to stay and I begged them not to follow And if I never have to go back inside it'd be fine And if I only wait to get out is to lose my mind I leave it someway or I leave it everywhere for you to find And I guess my time is fading now But I guess my time is against my own And I guess my pride is running out But I guess my pride is against my own And I guess my pride is running out But I guess my pride is against my own And I guess my time is fading now But I guess my time is against my own If I can take it away without a choice or a say If I can never see the sun out my window If I can call in my sleep if I can no longer sleep I'll say this quick to you I swear that I'll be, I swear that I'll be good If I was taken away before I knew who I was And I was given a name among your daughters and sons To be love just to love I think I heard that before But I love them I do it so to be loved some more I would've loved some more I thought I knew but I don't I thought I knew but I don't I don't know anything at all I thought I knew but I don't I thought I knew but I don't I don't know anything at all I thought I knew but I don't I thought I knew but I don't I don't know anything at all I thought I knew but I don't I thought I knew but I don't I don't know anything at all

I open my eyes up There's somebody sleepin' in the bed next to mine But I don't recognize them Couple nurses comin' in the room to check on me And maybe shed light, tell me where I am My legs are too long for the twin size bed She said I need rest, time to take my meds It's gonna be a long 30 days ahead I went for my phone, but it's gone She said the staff searched everything I own They confiscate my razor, my cologne They made me sign a waiver, I can't call home So now I'm praying to the light on the fire alarm Thinkin' to myself, "Look what I've become?" The tears on my face taste like alcohol I'm crawled up in a ball fightin' my withdrawals I was starin' in the mirror and the man I saw Was appalled at the wrong I've done And it's never been as clear as it is right now I was powerless all life long I'm ready for recovery Tryin' on to break these chains Ready for recovery Tryin' to escape Twin Lakes It's 6 a.m. And I don't got an appetite for breakfast I can't make friends Cause I don't think that I know who I am yet I flick my cigarette ash, I'm scared of talkin' group A girl across the room is sayin' how she got abused Younger kids are laughin' like it's funny, I am not amused I need to mind my business That's the type of attitude I'm trying to lose Told my counselor, "I think that I fell out of love of livin' I drink Crown by the gallon jug Not an ounce of fuck is givin', buzz without the fun Now I'm just a violent drunk And if I don't want to get sober, then it's all over I just hope my higher power shows forgiveness Victim of this drug abusive life I live Lose my mind and then another suicide attempt So I turn my willin' life over to you to drive again I'm just hopin' I got time to undo the wrong I did" I was starin' in the mirror and the man I saw Was appalled at the wrong I've done And it's never been as clear as it is right now I was powerless all life long I'm ready for recovery Tryin' on to break these chains Ready for recovery Tryin' to escape Twin Lakes It's never too late

I lie half awake, late at night I reach out to touch, feel you by my side And I reach, and I reach, but I never get to feel you Will I ever get to feel you again? Again? Just one more time, one more moment to take you in my arms One more chance, one more kiss, before I wake to find you gone One more time, before I have to face another day And my heart breaks again It's only a dream, but it's also real I don't want it to end, but I know it will So I pray, and I pray, every night I'm on my knees Begging for the chance to see you again, again Just one more time, one more moment to take you in my arms One more chance, one more kiss, before I wake to find you gone One more time, before I have to face another day And my heart breaks again One more time, before I have to face another day And my heart breaks again, again

Jag har skrivit ditt namn på en spegel med läppstift Och jag vet det låter klyschigt Och du har ritat ett hjärta på spegeln med läppstift Men nu faller vi helt fritt, uh För du sa att mitt stjärntecken var ett problem för vi båda dragna till drama Men jag tror inte astrologi är den saken som fick oss att dala För du frågade om jag dör för dig Men baby jag vill leva nu Och det är 02: 00 och du ringer nonstop Och vi gör det som förut Och du kan catcha mig i sängen, gör ba' grejer som hon älskar nu You took my breath away, vill ändå aldrig andas ut Du var min Mandy Moore, Mandy Moore Och jag går tillbaks för ofta fast vår kärlek är på låtsas Du är min Mandy Moore, du är min Mandy Moore Alla tårar har jag torkat när mitt hjärta blivit krossat Jag ser bara gyllende portar Och huvudet sitter och glor Ja, i mina ögon så finns en historia Den sista förloraren har nog den fulaste kronan Så snurra min flaska igen Sanning på sanning, det blir konsekvens Älskar det stökiga i våran cell Den brukar vara grå men den lyser ikväll Och rött är så vackert Så blodet jag blöder, det droppar i timmar ibland Och rött är så vackert Jag gör vad som helst Jag kan köpa dig rosor i plast Så catcha mig i sängen, gör ba' grejer som hon älskar nu You took my breath away, vill ändå aldrig andas ut Du var min Mandy Moore, Mandy Moore Och jag går tillbaks för ofta fast vår kärlek är på låtsas Du är min Mandy Moore, du är min Mandy Moore Alla tårar har jag torkat när mitt hjärta blivit krossat If we're talking about someone who's never been upfront We should be talking about you Well I'm gonna be upfront now, I'm not over you En akilleshäl och en ängel En explosion och min låga Min första kyss i regnet Och den enda som fått mig att komma Mitt bästa sex och mitt enda ex och mitt andetag och vårt nederlag Kritiker står här på bion idag Recensionen är bra Men jag får gåshud när jag ser dig nu Och hur mår du när allt är difust? Catcha mig för sista gången så att vi kan andas ut Du var min Mandy Moore, Mandy Moore Och jag går tillbaks för ofta fast vår kärlek är på låtsas Du är min Mandy Moore, du är min Mandy Moore Alla tårar har jag torkat när mitt hjärta blivit krossat Why don't you just be honest with me and tell me which hand you're leaning towards? His

Faded sky, faded tan, floorboard still full of sand Summer heat's droppin', closin' up shoppin' Lonely boardwalk empty rides, ghosts of lovers wave goodbye The carnival's cryin', birds all flyin', south I take a turn on your Mama's street wishin' I could catch a peek Of you on that front step, like "Boy are you here yet?" But I know the truth in the lonesome sound of the choked leaves when they hit the ground Summertime's dyin' birds all flyin', south Well it might be over you might be gone Might not miss me you might've moved on But my love will still be hangin' around When the birds fly south I'm Passin' Burke's and that neon sign I laugh about the punch you threw that night No you never did like her, but I never thought you'd fight her And if I close my eyes I can feel your kiss taste the salt drippin' off your lips But I'm brought back down to Earth by a breeze so cold it hurts Well it might be over you might be gone Might not miss me you might've moved on But my love will still be hangin' around When the birds fly south When winter sets in When springtime rolls back to summer again Well it might be over you might be gone Might not miss me you might've moved on But my love will still be hangin' around When the birds fly south