Well it was out in california by the san diego sea

That was when i was taken in by an aging boardwalk queen

Yeah she nearly drove me crazy with all those china toys

And i know she really didn't mean a thing to any of those sailor boys



Louisiana rain is falling at my feet

Baby i'm noticing a change as i move down the street

Louisiana rain is soaking through my shoes

I may never be the same when i reach baton rouge



South carolina put out its arms for me

Right up until everything went black somewhere on baker street

And it was just some mean old poison, that i took up my nose

Thank god for a love that follows the angels and the whores



Louisiana rain is falling just like tears

Running down my face, washing out the years

Louisiana rain is soaking through my shoes

I may never be the same when i reach baton rouge



Well i never will get over this english refugee

Singing to the jukebox in the all night beanery

Yeah he was eating pills like candy and chasing them with tea

You should have seen him lick his lips, that old black muddied beak



Louisiana rain is falling at my feet

Baby i'm noticing the change as i move down the street

Louisiana rain is soaking through my shoes

I may never be the same when i reach baton rouge



Louisiana rain is falling just like tears

Running down my face, washing out the years

Louisiana rain is soaking through my shoes

I may never be the same when i reach baton rouge




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