Mary took to runnin' with a travelin' man Left her mama cryin' with her head in herhands Such a sad case, so broken heartedShe said, Mama, gotta go, gotta get outta here Gotta get outta town, tired of hangin'around I gotta roll on between the ditchesIt's an ordinary story about the way things go Round and around, nobody knowsBut the highway rolls on forever That old highway rolls on foreverLord, she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunkIf she hadn't started runnin' with a travelin' manIf she hadn't started takin' those crazy chancesShe said, Daughter, let me tell you about the travelin' kindEverywhere he's goin' in such a very short timeHe'll be long gone before you know it He'll be long gone before you know itShe said, Never have I known it when it felt so goodNever have I knew it when I knew I could Never have I done it when it looked so rightLivin' Louisiana in the broad daylightThis is down in the swamp land, anything goes It's alligator bait and the bars don't closeIt's a real thing down in LouisianaDid you ever see a Cajun when he really got madWhen he really got trouble like a daughter gone badIt gets real hot down in LouisianaA stranger better move it or he's gonna get killedHe's gonna have to get it or a shotgun willIt ain't no time, well, it ain't a speed checkThere ain't no time, well, it ain't a speed checkShe said, Never have I known it when it felt so goodNever have I knew it when I knew I couldNever have I done it when it looked so rightLivin' Louisiana in the broad daylightShe said, Never have I known it when it felt so goodNever have I knew it when I knew I couldNever have I done it when it looked so rightLivin' Louisiana in the broad daylightIt's just an ordinary story about the way things goRound and around nobody knowsBut the highway goes on foreverThat old highway goes on forever