Leaving Louisiana In the Broad Daylight - The Oak Ridge Boys

Mary took to running with a travelling man Left her momma crying with her head in her hands Such a sad case, so broken hearted. She say, momma, gotta go, gotta get outta here Gotta get outta town, tired of hanging around I gotta roll on between the ditches. Just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go 'Round and around, nobody knows But the highway goes on forever, That ol' highway rolls on forever. Lord, she never would've done it if she hadn't got drunk If she hadn't started running with a travelling man If she hadn't started taking those crazy chances, She say, daughter, let me tell you 'bout the travelling' kind Everywhere he's goin' such a very short time He'll be long gone before you know it He'll be long gone before you know it. She say, never have I known it when it felt so good Never have I knew it when I knew I could Never have I done it when it looked so right Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight. This is down in the swampland, anything goes It's alligator bait and the bars don't close It's the real thing down in Louisiana. Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad When he really got trouble like a daughter goin' bad It gets real hot down in Louisiana. The stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will It ain't no time for lengthy speeches There ain't no time for lengthy speeches. She say, never have I known it when it felt so good Never have I knew it when I knew I could Never have I done it when it looked so right Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight. She say, never have I known it when it felt so good Never have I knew it when I knew I could Never have I done it when it looked so right Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight. Just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go 'Round and around nobody knows But the highway goes on forever, That old highway rolls on forever.

Just let me know If you think I'm still the same Or if you see how I've grown I wanna let you see what I been thinking Outside I can't deny It's not the right time to get through to you Found me on a lonely night Only one time but at least I felt it I try to get a glimpse from far away It's hard for you to read what's on my face Lying in a constant state of forgetting myself, hating my name Forgetting myself, hating my name Stuck in a phase I wish I could travel back in time and See what I could change I used to think I knew what to believe in Versions of myself colliding Never could find the one that I could stay In character for more than a couple days I try to get a glimpse from far away It's hard for you to read what's on my face Lying in a constant state of forgetting myself, hating my name Forgetting myself, hating my name Oh, another blacked out time of night Something in my head stops feeling right Sleeping in the car again I need confidence to take me for a ride I try to get a glimpse from far away It's hard for you to read what's on my face Lying in a constant state of forgetting myself, hating my name Oh, another blacked out time of night Something in my head stops feeling right Sleeping in the car again Forgetting myself, hating my name

Everyday A new start A cheap affair A sordid truth We'll never learn To guide our hearts We'll never find What we deserve She's leaving She waited for so long She'd pretend Thant she cared Invent some tale Just to gain his heart But no more dreams She didn't dare She washed her hands Of this whole affair She's leaving She waited for so long But as she left She gave her heart Abandoned hope And turned for home I thought I'd ask But then again The more we learn The less we know

The last time I saw you was down at the Greeks There was whiskey on Sunday and tears on our cheeks You sang me a song that was pure as the breeze On a road leading up Glenaveigh I sat for a while at the cross at Finnoe Where young lovers would meet when the flowers were in bloom Heard the men coming home from the fair at Shinrone Their hearts in Tipperary wherever they go Take my hand and dry your tears, babe Take my hand, forget your fears, babe There's no pain, there's no more sorrow They're all gone, gone in the years, babe I sat for a while by the gap in the wall Found a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball Heard the cards being dealt and the rosary called And a fiddle playing "Sean Dun Na Ngall" And the next time I see you we'll be down at the Greeks There'll be whiskey on Sunday and tears on our cheeks For it's stupid to laugh and it's useless to bawl 'Bout a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball Take my hand and dry your tears, babe Take my hand, forget your fears, babe There's no pain, there's no more sorrow They're all gone, gone in the years, babe So I walked as the day was dawning Where small birds sang and leaves were falling Where we once watched the row boats landing By the broad majestic Shannon

Lay your head down on my shoulder I won't let the night get colder I'll protect you, I'll be keepin' Trouble far from where you're sleepin' Until you wake in the mornin' You've got the world to yourself Dream on, dream about the world We're gonna live in one fine day Dream on, spent the night in Heaven I'll be here to light your way Someday tomorrow we'll smile But little girl in the meanwhile, dream on You're a princess chains around you I'm a hero who just found you 'Til a brand new day must wake you Let imagination take you Go where the music is playing I'll be along in awhile Dream on, dream about the world We're gonna live in one fine day Dream on, spent the night in Heaven I'll be here to light your way Someday tomorrow we'll smile But little girl in the meanwhile, dream on Dream on, dream about the world We're gonna live in one fine day Dream on, spent the night in Heaven I'll be here to light your way Dream on, dream about the world We're gonna live in one fine day Dream on, spent the night in Heaven I'll be here to light your way

The Oak Ridge Boys – Freckles (Written By Sterling Whipple) They'd all called her Freckles when summer was coming around All the kids that were running and laughing and some turned to brown. And I'd find her crying and hurt by the words that they said And follow her home just trying to be her friend. And I'd say Freckles you're pretty, There's a rainbow on your face. Do you want to know a secret? None of them could take your place Cause your different and special And she'd hold my hand and sigh And say I always want to see me through your eyes. But summers just turned into winters and then into years And slowly the smile of a woman replaced all her tears, And some how I knew in a while that my friend would be gone As I watched a sad ugly duckling turn into a swan. And I said Freckles you're special And she'd hold my hold and sigh And say I always want to see me through your eyes. But soon she was flying, dancing laughing and proud And I took my place, a face alone in a crowd. Knowing her lovers can't see past her smooth golden skin And that's how I know that Freckles will come back again. And I'll say Freckles I love you There's a rainbow on your face. Cause she'll be smiling through her teardrops As she runs to my embrace. Freckles you're special And she'll take my hand and sigh And say I only want to see me through your eyes. And I'll say Freckles I love you There's a rainbow on your face Cause she'll be smiling through ...(.fading)

Tell you why I called on you This is what we're going to do Take this lovely gift of love Sent to us from Heaven above I said baby I think that we can help each other see (oh yeah) We'd make this life that we're living seem More like it's supposed to be Well ev'ry man should have a good woman Ev'ry woman should have a good man Won't you stand along beside me Let me do the best I can Take each other's heart in hand. I want to sing just a little love song I want to sing for a little while Back up and tow the line for you I want to be your all in all. (Chorus) Bless you babe, I love you so Love from whom all blessings flow Me to you and you to me This is how it's going to be I said baby we're gonna know the joy The years can bring (oh yeah) And every time I think about it I just want to lift my heart and sing (on more time) Ev'ry man should have a good woman Ev'ry woman should have a good man Won't you stand along beside me Let me do the best I can Take each other's heart in hand. (Chorus)

I spent last night in the arms Of a girl in Louisiana And though I'm out on the highway My thoughts are still with her A strange combination of a woman and a child A strange situation stoppin' every twenty miles Callin' Baton Rouge A replay of last night's events Roll through my mind Except a scene or two Erased by sweet red wine And I see a truck stop sign ahead So I change lanes I need a couple cups of coffee And a couple dollars change Callin' Baton Rouge Operator get me on through I gotta send my love down to Baton Rouge Hurry up won't you put her on the line I want talk to that girl one more time. Hello Samantha dear, I hope you're feelin' fine It won't be long until I'm with you all the time Until then I'll spend my money up right down to my last dime. Callin' Baton Rouge.