By: rodney crowell   1981   Down in louisiana, bayous by and by   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      Chorus:   Pretty soon you got stars on the water   You got stars on the water   It's like stars on the water, let it rain      Beaumont to biloxi   Sea breeze at your door   Gypsy rains, dang hurricanes   White silver sandy shore   "blue light" lounge is shinin'   Way out on the view      Chorus:   It looks just like stars on the water   Just like stars on the water   Just like stars on the water, let it rain      (guitar instrumental)      When it's midnight down in mobile   Moonbeams on the bay   They come from miles around to dance the jukebox down   And dig the good time sounds they play   All across the harbour   Night lights shinin' in      Chorus:   It looks just like stars on the water   Just like stars on the water   Just like stars on the water, let it rain      Chorus:   Pretty soon ya got stars on the water   You got stars on the water   It's like stars on the water, let it rain      - notes:   Background vocals: timothy b. schmit