New Orleans

Well, I went south with a case of survival To amend my heart that's paper thin You see I felt her words and her images follow I'm gonna carry my heart to New Orleans I have no home to go so I wander awhile From coast to coast, from sin to sin From the coldest shores to the warmest islands I've been around the world, back to New Orleans Well, she's got a pride like a million lions She's got a scar on her velvet face She's got a smile like a newborn child She's gotta walk of stoic grace I never slept that night until my arrival I romanticized a long embrace You see I lost my tongue and burned my Bible But made it back home to New Orleans Well, she's got a pride like a million lions She's got a scar on her velvet face She's got a smile like a newborn child She's gotta walk of stoic grace Well, I held my breath and I swam for miles When all was lost and hell took place You see it rained all night and the city, she flooded It rained all night in New Orleans Yeah, it rained all night in New Orleans Yeah, it rained all night in New Orleans Yeah, it rained all night in New Orleans