[Verse 1] Miss Antoinette, she went out with a song Selling booze and silver shoes and singing right along Shotgun and a limousine, while the baby dolls march on Miss Antoinette, she went out with a song [Pre-Chorus] And, it's the long way down Yeah, it's the long way down [Verse 2] Down at the Maple Leaf, they pack 'em in We all get sauced, turn down the house, so we start all over again And tonight, we'll all get reborn to a couple fifths of gin Here we go [Bridge] The rich boys get their money back When the banks go belly up But, if you're downtown when the levees break Well, you're sh** out of luck, sh** out of luck [Verse 3] And over at the place, they train the gods With Stanton on the drums, you don't need no one on guitar And sometimes, all it takes is going way too far [Pre-Chorus] And, it's the long way down Yeah, it's the long way down Aw, it's the long way down A long way down [Bridge] And all the rich boys get their money back When the banks go belly up But, if you're downtown when the levees break Well, you're sh** out of luck [Chorus] The penthouse paupers need your help So everybody lend a hand And maybe they'll get you a real, sweet price On the Louisiana land, alright [Verse 4] Now, Christ down on the street with his trombone And even though the 12 years olds have got it in their bones Above these 20 blocks, no one's alone [Bridge] And the rich boys get their money back When the banks go belly up But, if you're downtown when the levees break Then, you're sh** out of luck [Chorus] The penthouse paupers need your help So everybody lend a hand And maybe they'll get you a real, sweet price On the Louisiana land, alright [Outro] (Louisiana land) It's the long way down (Louisiana land) It's the long way down (Louisiana land) It's the long way down (Louisiana land) It's the long way down sh** out of luck