Louisiana

from A Whisper To Arms by Tommy Ebben

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At a tender age she fled her small town cage
Looking for a bigger stage for her to shine on
She headed for the city lights with stars in her pretty eyes
And hopes as high as the skyline

After a week or two, or maybe three, or maybe four
She woke up lying on the floor of a motel room
Her clothes lay scattered like her shattered hopes and dreams
And she felt her spirit fading with the sun in the late afternoon

Lost everything I had to lose
Except for these big city blues

Take me to Louisiana
Lord, can you carry me to Louisiana
And you will never ever see me shed a tear again

She started out drinking Champagne at parties on rooftops
But now it’s hard liquor out of an old coffee cup
And the neon lights just hurt her eyes
And her soul’s as dark as the starless sky she sees when she looks up

Now every time it starts to rain she starts to cry
Saying this can’t be the way it’s supposed to be
She can’t help thinking of the time when she was young
And spent her summers at the banks of the mighty Mississippi

So tired of being alone
But I can feel something calling me home

Take me to Louisiana
Lord, can you carry me to Louisiana
And you will never ever see me shed a tear again

You will never ever see me shed a tear again
You will never ever see me shed a tear,
Never ever see me shed a tear,
You will never ever see me shed a tear again

Take me to Louisiana
Lord, can you carry me to Louisiana
And you will never ever see me shed a tear again
You will never ever see me shed a tear again

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from A Whisper To Arms, released October 10, 2011
Words & music by Tommy Ebben

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