Louisiana Bayou - Dave Matthews Band

No, no, mamma now devil done do-si-do Two young boys lyin' dead by the side of the road The coins in their eyes represent the money they owed No judge or jury ever gonna hear their story told Down by the Bayou Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Down by the Bayou (Louisiana Bayou) Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Louisiana Bayou Sweet girl, daddy done beat that girl like he's insane Brother can't watch him beat that girl down again 'Til late one night cooking up with a couple of friends Swears his daddy never gonna see another day Down by the Bayou Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Down by the Bayou (Louisiana Bayou) Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Louisiana Bayou No, no, mamma now devil done do-si-do Two young boys lyin' dead by the side of the road Shame, shame Oh, it's a shame to lose your way running wild It's a shame to lose the light that shines (shame, shame) It's a shame to lose your way as a child It's a shame to lose your Money on the bed, but you ain't got to go Sold your soul just tryin' to get overload No empty pocket gonna keep you from gettin' yours No judge or jury ever gonna hear their story told Down by the Bayou Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Down by the Bayou (Louisiana Bayou) Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Louisiana Bayou No, no, mamma now devil done do-si-do Them, them two young boys lyin' dead by the side of the road Down by the Bayou Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Down by the Bayou (Louisiana Bayou) Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Louisiana Bayou Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Down by the Bayou (Louisiana Bayou) Tryin' to play with the 'caine Tryin' to play with the 'caine Same old story again Down by the Bayou Tryin' to play with the 'caine Oh, it's a shame to lose your way running wild It's a shame to lose the light that shines on you It's a shame to lose your way as a child It's a shame to lose your Down by the Bayou Hold by, hold down You call and it's open, it's open Louisiana Bayou Louisiana Bayou

I feel asleep last night On a roundabout A cloud of wings From the glass around you Light reflects The sun on your skin When you touch me Bullets in conversation On a crowded train Quietly violent When you touch me Planets in sweet collision Quietly violent I fell asleep last night On the underground The air there breaks With the light around you The darkness breaks Whenever you walk in When you touch me Planets in sweet collision When you touch me Bullets in conversation Quietly violent Quietly violent

What's happened down here is the winds have changed Cloud roll in from the north and it started to rain It rained real hard and it rained for a real long time Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline The river rose all day, the river rose all night Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away alright The river had busted through clear down to Plaquemines Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline Louisiana, Louisiana They're tryin' to wash us away They're tryin' to wash us away Louisiana, Louisiana They're tryin' to wash us away They're tryin' to wash us away President came down in his big airplane With his little fat man with a notepad in his hand President say, little fat man, oh, isn't it a shame What the river has done to this poor farmers land Louisiana, Louisiana They're tryin' to wash us away They're tryin' to wash us away Louisiana, Louisiana They're tryin' to wash us away They're tryin' to wash us away They're tryin' to wash us away They're tryin' to wash us away.

Crazy as I may Make my way through this world Oh, it's for no one but me to say What direction I should turn in now 'Cause I am the captain of this ship Wanting eyes and kissing lips The same as it was And will remain until I'm done and gone Strange, but it seems There's mutiny brewing inside of me now I don't want your pity Just the promise that I'll be alright 'Cause I am the captain of this ship Curious hands and fingertips The same as it was And will be until I'm gone Oh, I know I'm a dreamer Still think it's strange? I won't be here for long Oh, I know that I feel Oh, wait and go again, again Oh, look, I'm buried Like a cancer eating away inside of me I don't want your pity Only the promise that I'll be okay now But I am the captain of this ship Curious hands and fingertips The same as it was before here Here, back after all Why should I be hypnotized By the promise of a long life? Why should I hold hope In tiny, tiny dribbles that glide by? Why should I lean on everything upon? I won't be here long Oh, I know I'm a dreamer Still seems a truth I won't be long for here Oh, it's so, but I think I lay this On now your lips I'm drowning I am the captain of, oh, but, I'll be okay after all