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Well Mary took to runnin' with the travellin' man
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She left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands
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It's a sad case, so broken-hearted
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She said "Mama, got to go, got to get outta here
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I gotta get out of town, I'm tired of hangin' around
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I gotta roll on between the ditches"
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This is an ordinary story about the way things go
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Around and around, nobody knows
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But the highway rolls on forever
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Oh that old highway rolls on forever
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Oh well she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk
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If she hadn't started runnin' with the travellin' man
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Oh if she hadn't started takin' those crazy chances
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Well darlin' let me tell ya 'bout the travellin' kind
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It's everywhere he's been in such a very short time
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He'll be long gone before you know it
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Oh he'll be long gone before you know it
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But never have I known it when it felt so good
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Never have I felt it like I knew I should
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Never have I known it when it felt so right
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I'm leavin' Louisiana in the broad daylight
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Well down in the swamp land where anything goes
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It's alligator bait and the bars don't close
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It's a real thing down in Louisiana
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Did you ever see a cajun when he really got mad
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When he really got trouble like a daughter goin' bad
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It gets real hot, oh down in Louisiana
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Oh well the stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed
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He gonna have to get it or a shotgun will
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There ain't no time for no lengthy speeches
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Oh oh no there ain't no time for no lengthy speeches
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Oh but never have I known it when it felt so good
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Never have I felt it like I knew I should
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Never have I known it when it felt so right
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Leavin' Louisiana in the broad daylight
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This is an ordinary story about the way things go
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Around and 'round, nobody knows
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Ah but the highway rolls on forever
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Yeah there ain't no way you're gonna stop that water
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Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
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| Michelle Shocked |
