Saw an old friend last night I hadn´t seen in a couple years
Stopped in a Galatoire´s, had a couple beers
And talked about the price of oysters, the coach at LSU

And 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 comin´ alive
A man on the corner told me that Jesus was comin´ soon
But I was lost in the music and the crowd
And the smell of cheap perfume

It´s not good for a, a man to be alone, but
A woman needs someone that, that she can count on and I
I walked down by the river in the cold gray dawn
But love is like the Mississippi, when she´s gone, she´s gone

The line was long at Cafe Du Monde, so I walked out on the pier
I 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 go back in time when you were mine, pretend it´s not late

It´s not good for a, a man to be alone, but
A woman needs someone that, 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, a man to be alone, but

A woman needs someone that, 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

Mmm
Yeah, she´s gone