Four-thirty A.m., July 28,
In The Middle Of A Storm, Never Touching The Brake,
I Drove Like A Bat Outta Hell,
Down That Lonely Ol' Four-lane.

With The Bright Lights Of Houston Just Fadin' Behind,
My Tires Tearin' Up The Road T'ward The State-line.
I Was Leavin' The Great Lone Star State,
That I Loved, For Good.

For The Love Of A Good Woman Who Lives In Louisiana,
On A Bayou By The River With The Moon In Her Hair.
And When I Get There, I'm Gonna Get Down On One Knee,
'Cause Wherever She Is, Boy, That's Home For Me.
Don't Get Me Wrong:
Love's The Only Reason I'd Ever Leave Texas;
She's The Only Reason I'd Ever Stay Gone.

Just About Baton Rouge, I Was Changin' My Mind,
Thinkin' 'bout All The Things I'd Be Leavin' Behind.
Like A Red River Sunrise,
And The Stars On A Galveston Night.

For The Love Of A Good Woman Who Lives In Louisiana,
On A Bayou By The River With The Moon In Her Hair.
And When I Get There, I'm Gonna Get Down On One Knee,
'Cause Wherever She Is, Boy, That's Home For Me.
Don't Get Me Wrong:
Love's The Only Reason I'd Ever Leave Texas;
An' She's The Only Reason I'd Ever Stay Gone.

Like A Long Lonely Night,
Wonderin' Where I'd Spend The Rest Of My Life.
Gone, Like An Old Tumbleweed,
Rollin' His Way A Place He Can't Find To Call Home.

Instrumental Break.

For The Love Of A Good Woman Who Lives In Louisiana,
On A Bayou By The River With The Moon In Her Hair.
And When I Get There, I'm Gonna Get Down On One Knee,
'Cause Wherever She Is, Boy, That's Home For Me.
Don't Get Me Wrong:
Love's The Only Reason I'd Ever Leave Texas;
An' She's The Only Reason I'd Ever Stay Gone.

Love's The Only Reason I'd Ever Leave Texas;
An' You're The Only Reason I'd Ever Stay Gone.

Instrumental Fade.