The Only Reason Songtext
von Rockie Lynne

Four-thirty a.m., July 28,
In the middle of a storm, never touching the brake,
I drove like a bat outta hell,
Down that lonely ol′ four-lane.

With the bright lights of Houston just fadin' behind,
My tires tearin′ up the road t'ward the state-line.
I was leavin' the great Lone Star state,
That I loved, for good.

For the love of a good woman who lives in Louisiana,
On a bayou by the river with the moon in her hair.
And when I get there, I′m gonna get down on one knee,
′Cause wherever she is, boy, that's home for me.
Don′t get me wrong:
Love's the only reason I′d ever leave Texas;
She's the only reason I′d ever stay gone.

Just about Baton Rouge, I was changin' my mind,
Thinkin' ′bout all the things I′d be leavin' behind.
Like a Red River sunrise,
And the stars on a Galveston night.


For the love of a good woman who lives in Louisiana,
On a bayou by the river with the moon in her hair.
And when I get there, I′m gonna get down on one knee,
'Cause wherever she is, boy, that′s home for me.
Don't get me wrong:
Love′s the only reason I'd ever leave Texas;
An' she′s the only reason I′d ever stay gone.

Like a long lonely night,
Wonderin' where I′d spend the rest of my life.
Gone, like an old tumbleweed,
Rollin' his way a place he can′t find to call home.

Instrumental break.

For the love of a good woman who lives in Louisiana,
On a bayou by the river with the moon in her hair.
And when I get there, I'm gonna get down on one knee,
′Cause wherever she is, boy, that's home for me.
Don't get me wrong:
Love′s the only reason I′d ever leave Texas;
An' she′s the only reason I'd ever stay gone.

Love′s the only reason I'd ever leave Texas;
An′ you're the only reason I'd ever stay gone.

Instrumental fade.