Lyrics

I thought that maybe I was dreaming
But that nightwind just called my name
I?m five a.m. awake and restless
These hotel rooms all look the same
Trucks are moving on the highway
I hear the sound of distant trains
Wish I was back along the bayou
Soaked by Louisiana rains

I spend my time like a weekend sailor
Staying drunk and spending fast
This heavy coin of empty hours
Is pay I do not want to last
Another endless week of waiting
The road?s a lonely place to be
When all you think about is leaving
And strangers? eyes are all you see

There?s a big moon over Natchez
I hear the Cajun music play
It sends your song of quiet longing
And calls me back with you to stay

So won?t you take me to the airport
Get me on that outbound flight
Tell Manuel to come and meet me
?Cause I?ll be home tomorrow night
Before the sun is in the water
This bird will lose itself in blue
And I just know that I won?t sleep now
?Til I am lying next to you

?Cause there?s a big moon over Natchez
I hear that Cajun music play
It sends your song of quiet longing
To call me back with you to stay
Yes there?s a big moon over Natchez
I hear that Cajun music play
It sends your song of quiet longing
To call me back with you to stay

Words and Music Copyright Chris Betts 1994