Lyrics

Bourbon Street

In a city of so much pain
Let it wash away in the rain
Wash away, down on Bourbon Street

I bought a rose for you on Bourbon Street
And when I see you there my heart will skip a beat
Walking past neon strangers that I’ll never meet
Soapbox preachers shouting holy words to lost souls
That they’ll never reach, just get me home

I walk past ghost vendors under gas-lit lights
I close my eyes, try to imagine their lives
The boys and I are shuffling down Frenchman Street
Ms. Maison and her girls, wink and smile
To that Creole beat, just get me home, ah yeah
Just get me home, oh yeah

This painted lady, eyes so deep
And if you look at her, oh you’ll never sleep, oh no
There’s vampire vixens, oh they taste so sweet
Just get me home, yeah
Just bring me home, oh yeah

I carved your name on an oyster tray
Well I’m feeling blue cause it rained all day
I dreamt of throwing you beads from this balcony
And when I’m far from home I hope you’ll think of me
Just get me home, oh yeah
Just bring me home, oh yeah

I waited for you down on Bourbon Street
Rose petals faded ’cause we’ll never meet
My heart flickers like those neon signs
My heart is breaking, trying to imagine my life
Down on Bourbon Street, oh yeah
I’m walking, I’m walking, Bourbon Street
I’m walking, I’m walking, Bourbon Street