(Rodney Crowell)      Down in Louisiana bayous by and by   A peirot pole or your natural soul   Keeps you tied to a tree high tide   Beer joint lights come on   And then 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 rains dang hurricanes   White silver sandy shores   Blue light lounge is shinin'   Why out on the pier   Makes it look just like stars on the water   Just like stars on the water   Just like stars on the water   When it rains      When it's midnight down in Mobile   Shining moon beams on the bay   They come from miles around   To dance the jukebox down   Th hear the good time sounds they play    And all across the harbor night life 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