Philip Melancon - Down Here lyrics

Down here We're known for being lazy Down here Where the bright prefer the shady Down here in Louisiana Where we stumble on our dreams Down here The humidity is humbling Down here Where jasmine's always pumping Down here in Louisiana Where we stumble on our dreams Deep down in the Delta Muskrats do the mowing Their big teeth gnaw the coastline away And up near Mt. Driscoll We grow our fine politicians Buddy, Fox, Earl and Huey Jimmy the singer of country music Raising soybean and cotton Snuggling up to a hog Down here We mark time parading Down here Are for praying over saving Down here in Louisiana Where we stumble on our dreams Up near Alexandria Big pink azaleas They'll blind your naked eyes in spring While up near Shreveport Big rednecks craning for rain Peering up into some cloudless sky 'Til it washes the gullies clean Sends their sins to New Orleans Down here The air's getting hazy Down here Even the river lays its debris Down here in Louisiana Where we stumble on our dreams Red beans and rice Dice and vice Take a gamble, live your life here, It's a sportsman's paradise Down here in Louisiana Where we stumble on our dreams (Spoken) Ah, thank you all very much. Ah, drive home safely. And if you're not driving home, the streetcar has just arrived. Good night.