Bruce Robison - Departing Louisiana (& Kelly Willis)

[Verse 1]
Departing Louisiana, there ain't nothing here for me
But my old man, he dont see it quite like me
The air's so thick here in Lake Charles, Louisiana
The ground's so wet that it soaks up through the shoes
On my feet

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, baby, can you tell me
Life don't suit you, the way it used to
And I don't know how, we ever stayed this long
Ever since we came to Louisiana
Sleep don't come in Louisiana
And the night's so long in Louisiana
And I, I-I-I, ain't going home

[Verse 2]
Found a job in texas, 9-5 just paying for me
But my old man might call it, no counting lazy
What we don't get here in Lake Charles, Louisiana
College boys and roughness, both end up in those old refineries

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, baby, can you tell me
Life don't suit you, the way it used to
And I don't know how, we ever stayed this long
Ever since we came to Louisiana
Sleep don't come in Louisiana
And the night's so long in Louisiana
And I, I-I-I, ain't going home

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
And my responsibilities, I have not forgotten these
Something calling me home to Louisiana
News ain't good in Louisiana
And the light's gone down in Louisiana
And I, I think I'm going home

[Outro]
Ah-ah, going home
Hey, hey, baby