(Rodney Crowell)

Down in Louisiana, bayous by and by
A pirogue pole or your natural soul
Keeps you tied to a tree high tide
Beer joint lights come on
And then the crowd starts rollin' in.

Pretty soon you got stars on the water
You got stars on the water
You got stars on the water, when it rains.

Beaumont to Biloxi,
Sea breeze at your door
Gypsy rings, dang hurricanes
White silver sandy shore
Blue Light lounge is shinin'
Way out on the piers.

Makes it look just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water, when it rains.

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When it's midnight down in Mobile
Shinin' moonbeams on the bay
They come from miles around
To dance the jukebox down
To hear the good time sounds they play
And all across the harbor
Night lights shinin' on.

Makes you feel just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water, when it rains.

Makes you feel just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water
Just like stars on the water, when it rains.

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