Lyrics Language: English Song writer/composer(s): Rodney Crowell, Donavan Cowart
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Oak Ridge BoysLeaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Lyrics:
Mary took to runnin' with a travelin' man.
Left her momma cryin' with her head in her hands.
Such a sad case, so broken hearted.
She say, "Momma, gotta go, gotta get outta here.
Gotta get out of town, tired of hangin' around.
Gotta roll on between the ditches."
Just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go,
'Round and around nobody knows.
But the highway goes on forever,
That ol' highway rolls on forever.
"Lord, she never would've done it if she hadn't got drunk.
If she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' man.
If she hadn't started takin' those crazy chances."
She say, "Daughter, let me tell you 'bout the travelin' kind,
Everywhere he's goin' such a very short time.
He'll be long gone before you know it.
He'll be long gone before you know it.
She say, "Never have I known it when it felt so good.
Never have I knew it when I knew I could.
Never have I done it when it looked so right.
Leavin' Lou'siana in the broad daylight."
[Instrumental break.]
This is down in the swampland, anything goes.
It's alligator bait and the bars don't close.
It's the real thing down in Lou'siana.
Did you ever see a Cajun when he really got mad,
When he really got trouble, like a daughter gone bad?
It gets real hot down in Lou'siana.
The stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed.
He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will.
It ain't no time for lengthy speeches.
There ain't no time for lengthy speeches.
She say, "Never have I known it when it felt so good.
Never have I knew it when I knew I could.
Never have I done it when it looked so right.
Leavin' Lou'siana in the broad daylight."
She say, "Never have I known it when it felt so good.
Never have I knew it when I knew I could.
Never have I done it when it looked so right.
Leavin' Lou'siana in the broad daylight."
Just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go,
'Round and around nobody knows.
But the highway goes on forever,
That ol' highway rolls on forever.
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Oak Ridge Boys Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Lyrics Information:
"LEAVING LOUISIANA IN THE BROAD DAYLIGHT" 1
Written by: Donivan Cowart & Rodney Crowell
Performed by: The Oak Ridge Boys 23
First released: 4
Single: March 1979
Album: March 1979
1 "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" made it to the top of both the
U.S. and the Canadian Country charts in 1979.
2 The Oak Ridge Boys is a country and gospel group that was founded in 1945 as
the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular during the 1950s and changed their
name to the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1960s. They remained a gospel-oriented
group until the mid 1970s, when they changed their image and concentrated more
on country and pop music.
Personnel at the time this track was recorded:
1. Duane Allen (tenor vocals)
2. Joe Bonsall (lead vocals)
3. William Lee Golden (baritone vocals)
4. Richard Sterban (bass vocals)
3 Covered by:
Rodney Crowell,
The Dead Ringer Band,
Emmylou Harris,
Michelle Shocked,
et al.
4 Appears on: *
Single(s):
(a)The Oak Ridge Boys
A-side: "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"
B-side: "I Gotta Get Over This"
1. MCA, 7-Inch,Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #MCA-41154, US-1979.
Album(s):
(1)The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
1. ABC, 10-Track, Stereo LP, #5270, US-1979.
2. MCA, 10-Track, Stereo CD, #MCAD-31114, US-1990 5 .
3. MCA, 10-Track, Stereo Cassette, #MCAC-31114, US-1990.
4. Universal Special Products, Reissued, 10-Track, Stereo CD, #31114,US-1995.
5. Universal Special Products, Reissued, 10-Track, Stereo CS, #1694, US-1995.
et al. * The albums listed above may have different versions of the songs than the
one transcribed here. This list is not intended to be the complete discography
on which this song appears.
5 Transcribed from the the track on this album.
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