Louisiana

[Verse 1] Maybe it was a dream last night Or, looking into my daughter's eyes But my heart was sinking Yeah, man, it got me thinking About all of my yesterdays Every memory, every page of my innocence Wishing I could go back when I was wild and free as the Mississippi Playing in the sugar cane A part of me is gone I don't know when it slipped away [Chorus] I guess I left it in Louisiana Blowing in the wind Hiding in the Quarter Gotta get back there again To the sweet sounds of the bayou Let it wash right over me Make me whole again Bring back that missing piece That I left in Louisiana [Verse 2] Well, I still feel the same But the mirror tells me that I've changed Every morning, it's like a subtle warning It comes on like a delta rain Soaks through my skin down to my veins And it leaves me breathless And a little restless Reminding me that life is so fragile Like a thin sheet of a glass The moment you're living right now Will soon become your past [Chorus] And I left it in Louisiana Blowing in the wind Hiding in the Quarter Gotta get back there again To the sweet sounds of the bayou Let it wash right over me Make me whole again Bring back that missing piece That I left in Louisiana [Bridge] Every night, I close my eyes And I go walking, under that magnolia sky [Chorus] That I left it in Louisiana Blowing in the wind Hiding in the Quarter Gotta get back there again To the sweet sounds of the bayou Let it wash right over me Make me whole again Bring back that missing piece That I left in Louisiana Louisiana I guess I left it in Louisiana Louisiana