Lyrics:

Saw an old friend last night I hadn&ampapos;t seen in a couple of years**lf**Stopped in Galatoire&ampapos;s had a couple of beers**lf**Talked about the price of oysters, the coach at LSU**lf**Then like I knew it would the conversation turned to you**lf****lf**He had to go and I looked at my watch, it was 1:45**lf**I headed down canal, the quarter was coming alive**lf**A man on the corner told me that Jesus is coming soon**lf**But I was lost in the music and the crowd and the smell of cheap perfume**lf****lf**It&ampapos;s not good for a man to be alone**lf**But a women needs someone that she can count on**lf**And I walked down by the river in the cold gray dawn**lf**Love is like the Mississippi**lf**When she&ampapos;s gone she&ampapos;s gone**lf****lf**The line was long at Caf&ampampuml;&ampampyen; Du Monde so I walked out on the pier**lf**Thought about all the winds and turns and mistakes that got me here**lf**Might as well try to change the course this old river takes**lf**Than to go back in time when you were mine, pretend it&ampapos;s not late**lf****lf**It&ampapos;s not good for a man to be alone**lf**But a women needs someone that she can count on**lf**And what I&ampapos;d give to go back but the current&ampapos;s just too strong**lf**Love is like the Mississippi**lf**When she&ampapos;s gone she&ampapos;s gone**lf****lf**Repeat 2nd chorus**lf****lf**Yeah she&ampapos;s gone