Stars on the Water

(Rodney Crowell)



Down in Louisiana, bayous by and by

A pirogue pole or your natural soul

Keeps you tied to a tree high tide

Beer joint lights come on

And then the 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 rings, dang hurricanes

White silver sandy shore

Blue Light lounge is shinin'

Way out on the piers.



Makes it look just like stars on the water

Just like stars on the water

Just like stars on the water, when it rains.



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When it's midnight down in Mobile

Shinin' moonbeams on the bay

They come from miles around

To dance the jukebox down

To hear the good time sounds they play

And all across the harbor

Night lights 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.



Makes you feel just like stars on the water

Just like stars on the water

Just like stars on the water, when it rains.



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