Oh, 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
Oh, that all highway goes on forever
Lord, she never wouldve done it if she hadnt got drunk
Hadnt started running with a travelling man
If she hadnt started taking those crazy chances
She said, Daughter, let me tell you bout the travelling kind
Everywhere they go such a very short time
Hell be long gone before you know it
Oh, hell 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
Well, this is down in the swamp where anything goes
Its alligator bait and the bars dont close
Its the real thing down in Louisiana
Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad
Really got trouble like a daughter goin bad
It gets real hot down in Louisiana
Oh, the stranger better move it or hes gonna get killed
Gonna have to get it or a shotgun will
It aint no time for lengthy speeches
Lord, there aint 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
Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight
Its just an ordinary story about the way things go
Round and around, nobody knows
But the highway goes on forever
There aint no way to stop the water