Lyrics:

Your teacher might've told you
It was five thousand something feet
That ain't to far in a car or on a city street
Let me tell you son, back where I come from
You learn as a little child
There ain't nothing any longer
Than a Louisiana country mile

Amos Walker said he'd shoot me
Next time he caught me crossing his fence
But I was too much in love
To reallly think about it back then
Walking that tree cross Thibidioux creek
I can still see them gators smile
But she was worth every step
Of that Louisiana country mile

That path got shorter as I fell deeper
I'd swim that old swamp if I had to to see her
Those days are gone and she's a memory
But when that road looks long it hits me
There's a treasure at the end
Of most of life's troubles and trials
And there ain't nothing longer
Than a Louisiana country mile

I've come a long way
From that little house back in the woods
And I know I don't get back there
As much as I should, but every now and then
When the walls close in, I can still smile
I close my eyes and let my mind
Walk that Louisiana country mile

That path got shorter as I fell deeper
I'd swim that old swamp if I had to to see her
Those days are gone and she's a memory
But when that road looks long it hits me
There's a treasure at the end
Of most of life's troubles and trials
And there ain't nothing longer
Than a Louisiana country mile

Don't talk till you've walked
That Louisiana country mile, country mile!