INTRO Saw an old friend last night I hadn't seen in a couple of years. Stopped in Galatoire's, had a couple of beers. Talked about the price of oysters, the coach at LSU, Then like I knew it would the conversation turned to you. He had to go and I looked at my watch, it was 1:45, I headed down canal, the quarter was coming alive. A man on the corner told me that Jesus was coming soon, But I was lost in the music and the crowd and the smell of cheap perfume. It's not good for a man to be alone, But a woman needs someone that she can count on. And I walked down by the river in the cold gray dawn, Love is like the Mississippi... When she's gone, she's gone. The line was long at Cafe Du Monde so I walked out on the pier. Thought about the winds and turns and mistakes that got me here. Might as well try to change the course this old river takes, Than to go back in time when you were mine, pretend it's not too late. It's not good for a man to be alone, But a woman needs someone that she can count on. And what I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong, Love is like the Mississippi... When she's gone, she's gone. INSTRUMENTAL It's not good for a man to be alone, But a woman needs someone that she can count on. And what I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong, Love is like the Mississippi... When she's gone, she's gone. (fade out) Yeah she's gone.