(Rodney Crowell)



Down in Louisiana bayous by and by

A peirot pole or your natural soul

Keeps you tied to a tree high tide

Beer joint lights come on

And then crowd starts rollin' in

Pretty soon you got stars on the water

You got stars on the water

You got stars on the water

When it rains



Beaumont to Biloxi sea breeze at your door

Gypsy rains dang hurricanes

White silver sandy shores

Blue light lounge is shinin'

Why out on the pier

Makes it look just like stars on the water

Just like stars on the water

Just like stars on the water

When it rains



When it's midnight down in Mobile

Shining moon beams on the bay

They come from miles around

To dance the jukebox down

Th hear the good time sounds they play

And all across the harbor night life shinin' on

Makes you feel just like stars on the water

Just like stars on the water

Just like stars on the water

When it rains