Verse
E
Lord, Mary took to runnin' with a travelin' man,
Left her momma cryin' with her head in her hands.
A/E E
Such a sad case, so broken hearted.
E
She say: Mama, I got to go, gotta get outta here,
E
Gotta get out of town, tired of hanging around,
A/E E
Gotta roll on between the ditches.
E
It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go,
E
Round and around, nobody knows,
A/E E
But the highway goes on forever.
A/E E
Oh, that 'ol highway goes on forever.
[Verse 2]
E
Lord, she never would've done it if she hadn't got drunk,
E
If she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' man,
D A E
If she hadn't started taking those crazy chances.
E
She say: Daughter, let me tell you 'bout the travelin' kind,
Everywhere they go in such a very short time,
D A E
He'll be long gone before you know it.
D A E
Oh, he'll be long gone before you know it.
[Chorus]
C#m B
She say never have I known it when it felt so good,
A E
Never have I knew it when I knew I could.
C#m B
Never have I done it when it looked so right,
A
Leaving Lou'siana in the broad daylight.
[Verse 3]
E
This is down in the swamp where anything goes,
E
It's alligator bait and the bars don't close,
D A E
It's the real thing down in Lou'siana.
E
Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad,
E
When he really got trouble like a daughter gone bad?
D A E
It gets real hot down in Lou'siana.
E
The stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed,
E
He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will,
D A E
It ain't no time for lengthy speeches,
D A E
There ain't no time for lengthy speeches.
[Chorus]
C#m B
She say never have I known it when it felt so good,
A E
Never have I knew it when I knew I could.
C#m B
Never have I done it when it looked so right,
A
Leaving Lou'siana in the broad daylight.
[Chorus]
C#m B
She say never have I known it when it felt so good,
A E
Never have I knew it when I knew I could.
C#m B
Never have I done it when it looked so right,
A
Leaving Lou'siana in the broad daylight.
[Outro]
E
It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go,
A/E E
Round and around nobody knows, but the highway goes on forever.
D A E
There ain't no way to stop the water.
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