Frank Foster - Louisiana Lyrics

How many times have I walked away from you?
Just to go out chasing dreams I knew wouldn't come true
After you took care of me for oh so long
And after all this time, you're still right here welcoming me home

Louisiana
Right from the start
Guess you understood the fire in a young man's heart
and though I left you
all from time to time
I just wanna thank you
for being a friend of mine

I got the urge to ramble
at 21
and I had a burn deep in me to see and do things, lord, I've never done
and I had some wild and crazy times
old friend, it's true

but after all I've seen
ain't nothing quite compares to you

Louisiana
It must have been your southern soul
That gave me a place to lay my head
and a hand to hold

and it was never easy
or to cross your line
and I just wanna thank you
for being a friend of mine

Sometimes I look back now, you know I understand
That with the help of you and daddy, I became a man
and you sure don't make no difference where I'm wrong
even when I'm a thousand miles away, I'm still singing your song

Louisina
I know leaving you is wrong
there will never be another place
this old boy calls home
cause deep inside of you
you hold my blood line
and I just wanna thank you
for being a friend of mine.

[Thanks to oliverjohnsalte for adding these lyrics]