Lord, Mary took to running with a travelin' manLeft her momma crying with her head in her handsSuch a sad case, so broken heartedShe say: Momma, I got to go, got to get outta hereI gotta get out of town, I'm tired of hangin' aroundI gotta roll on between the ditchesIt's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go'Round ans around nobody knowsBut the highway goes on foreverThat ol' highway goes 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 taking, those crazy chancesShe say, daughter, let me tell you 'bout the travelin' kindEverywhere she's going such a very short timeHe'll be long gone, before you know itHe'll be long gone, before you know itShe say, never have I known it when it felt so goodNever I knew it when I knew it couldNever have I done it when it looked so rightLeaving Louisiana in the broad daylightThis is down in the swampland, anything goesIt's alligator bait and the bars don't closeIt's the 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 in LouisianaNow the stranger better move it or he's gonna get killedHe's gonna have to get it or a shotgun willIt ain't no time for lengthy speechesIt ain't no time for lengthy speechesShe say, never have I known it when it felt so goodNever I knew it when I knew it couldNever have I done it when it looked so rightLeaving Louisiana in the broad daylightLeaving Louisiana in the broad daylightIt's just an ordinary story 'bout the the way things go'Round and round nobody knowsBut the highway goes on foreverThat ol' highway roll on forever