Lucinda Williams's Musical Map of the South

Oh my sweet Lafayette... Or you might head out west to New Mexico ...or the canyons of Colorado I thought about you all the way from Little Rock... ...to Houston Gotta get yourself out of all those Texas bars Sylvia was workin' as a waitress in Beaumont I'm goin' back to the Crescent City where everything's still the same Born and raised in Pineola, his mama believed in the Pentecost I got about as far as the Texas line, I still couldn't get you off of my mind Back in Memphis she was a pearl Sittin' in the kitchen, a house in Macon Got folks in Jackson we're going to meet, car wheels on a gravel road Rosedale, Mississippi, Magic City Juke Joint Leaning against the railing of a Lake Charles bridge Back in Algiers my darling broke my heart Down in Opelousas, dogs are at the gate He had a reason to get back to Lake Charles He was born in Nacogdoches We used to drive through Lafayette... ...and Baton Rouge Go back to Greenville, just go on back to Greenville I'm gonna go to West Memphis and look for my joy I'm gonna go to Slidell and look for my joy All the way to Jackson, I don't think I'll miss you much Once I get to Lafayette, I'm not gonna mind one bit Once I get to Baton Rouge, I won't cry a tear for you Once I get to Vicksburg, I don't think I'll feel an urge I took a bus to Baton Rouge 'Cause I finally did it, baby, I got out of La Grange Is my love in Tupelo Is my love in Birmingham Is my love in Gainesville You might even make it down to Texas Louisiana man with a style his own, not like some other men I've known Lucinda's Map
All songs © Lucinda Williams

Complete Song Listing
Did I miss any?
About the Author

Last updated 7/4/2007