When She's Gone, She's Gone

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 L.S.U.

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 women needs someone that she can count on

And I walked down by the river in the cold gray dawn

And love is like the Mississippi

When she's gone, she's gone

The line was long at Café-Du-Monde so I walked out on the pier

Thought about the winds and turns, mistakes that got me here

I might as well try to change the course that 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 women needs someone that she can count on and

What I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong

And love is like the Mississippi

When she's gone, she's gone

It's not good for a man to be alone

But a women needs someone that she can count on

What I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong

And love is like the Mississippi

When she's gone, she's gone

Yeah, she's gone