1, 2, 3, 4
The last time I saw her, she was waving me goodbye
She swore no other boy would take my place
I took a Mississippi Queen through New Orleans and down the Bayou
I hoped to find my destiny, my fortune and my face.
Please tell her that I said hello
Explain to her I didn't want to go
But a message from her daddy said : 'He's gonna see me dead'
And if I can get out now, she'll never know
She'll never know, never know.
I stayed around, I played around with all those Southern belles
But they took away my money and my pride
I had no place to go and the rest you know darn well
Living out the gutter ain't so easy to describe.
But I still had my guitar, so I joined a dirty band
Working in a smoky downtown bar
When comes along this big wheel with a contract in his hand
Said : 'Put your mark along here boy, I'm gonna make you a rock'n'roll star'.
Please tell her that I said hello
Explain to her I didn't want to go
But a message from her daddy said : 'He's gonna see me dead'
And if I can get out now, she'll never know
Never know, never know.
Well the years have come and gone and I was passing through to find
That my home town was still the same to see
Well, the memory I had of her had crumbled from my mind
I really didn't think she'd still be waiting here for me.
Please tell her that I said hello
Explain to her I didn't want to go
But a message from her daddy said : 'He's gonna see me dead'
And if I can get out now, she'll never know
She'll never know, never know.
Mmm ...
If I can get out now, she'll never know
Never know, never know
Never know, never know
Never know.
[00:47.49]1, 2, 3, 4
[00:47.61]The last time I saw her, she was waving me goodbye
[00:54.09]She swore no other boy would take my place
[01:00.51]I took a Mississippi Queen through New Orleans and down the Bayou
[01:07.59]I hoped to find my destiny, my fortune and my face.
[01:16.26]Please tell her that I said hello
[01:22.38]Explain to her I didn't want to go
[01:28.56]But a message from her daddy said : 'He's gonna see me dead'
[01:33.81]And if I can get out now, she'll never know
[01:44.73]She'll never know, never know.
[01:56.43]I stayed around, I played around with all those Southern belles
[02:02.91]But they took away my money and my pride
[02:09.84]I had no place to go and the rest you know darn well
[02:16.80]Living out the gutter ain't so easy to describe.
[02:24.51]But I still had my guitar, so I joined a dirty band
[02:31.62]Working in a smoky downtown bar
[02:37.83]When comes along this big wheel with a contract in his hand
[02:44.28]Said : 'Put your mark along here boy, I'm gonna make you a rock'n'roll star'.
[02:50.10]Please tell her that I said hello
[02:59.19]Explain to her I didn't want to go
[03:05.16]But a message from her daddy said : 'He's gonna see me dead'
[03:10.41]And if I can get out now, she'll never know
[03:17.10]Never know, never know.
[03:47.28]Well the years have come and gone and I was passing through to find
[03:52.83]That my home town was still the same to see
[04:00.33]Well, the memory I had of her had crumbled from my mind
[04:07.35]I really didn't think she'd still be waiting here for me.
[04:12.18]Please tell her that I said hello
[04:21.87]Explain to her I didn't want to go
[04:28.11]But a message from her daddy said : 'He's gonna see me dead'
[04:33.54]And if I can get out now, she'll never know
[05:13.14]She'll never know, never know.
[05:13.71]Mmm ...
[05:13.80]If I can get out now, she'll never know
[05:16.02]Never know, never know
[05:16.44]Never know, never know
[05:16.89]Never know.