(Tom Douglas/Wayland Holyfield)
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Saw an old friend last night I hadn't seen in a couple of years
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Stopped in Galatoire's had a couple of beers
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Talked about the price of oysters, the coach at LSU
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Then like I knew it would the conversation turned to you
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He had to go and I looked at my watch, it was 1:45
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I headed down canal, the quarter was coming alive
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A man on the corner told me that Jesus is coming soon
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But I was lost in the music and the crowd and the smell of cheap perfume
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It's not good for a man to be alone
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But a women needs someone that she can count on
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And I walked down by the river in the cold gray dawn
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Love is like the Mississippi
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When she's gone she's gone
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The line was long at Cafe Du Monde so I walked out on the pier
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Thought about all the winds and turns and mistakes that got me here
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Might as well try to change the course this old river takes
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Than to go back in time when you were mine, pretend it's not late
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It's not good for a man to be alone
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But a women needs someone that she can count on
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And what I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong
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Love is like the Mississippi
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When she's gone she's gone
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Repeat 2nd chorus
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Yeah she's gone
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When She's Gone, She's Gone
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| Brooks & Dunn |
