Bus To Baton Rouge - Lucinda Williams
Written by:Lucinda Williams
I had to go back to that house one more time
To see if Camellias were in bloom
So many reasons it's been on my mind
The house on Belmont Avenue
Built up on cinderblocks off of the ground
What with the rain and the soft swampy land
By the sweet honeysuckle that grew all around
Were switches when we were bad
I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
All the front rooms were kept closed off
I never liked to go in there much
Sometimes the doors they'd be locked
'Cause there were precious things
That I couldn't touch
The company couch covered in plastic
Little books about being saved
The dining room table nobody ate at
And the piano nobody played
I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
There was this beautiful lamp I always loved
A seashore was painted on the shade
It would turn around when you switched on the bulb
And gently rock the waves
The driveway was covered with tiny white seashells
A fig tree stood in the backyard
There are other things I remember as well
But to tell them would be just be too hard
Ghosts in the wind that blow through my life
Follow me wherever I go
I'll never be free from these chains inside
Hidden deep down in my soul
I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
[00:00.00]Bus To Baton Rouge - Lucinda Williams
[00:06.92]Written by:Lucinda Williams
[00:13.85]I had to go back to that house one more time
[00:21.75]To see if Camellias were in bloom
[00:29.80]So many reasons it's been on my mind
[00:37.36]The house on Belmont Avenue
[00:45.63]Built up on cinderblocks off of the ground
[00:52.38]What with the rain and the soft swampy land
[01:00.36]By the sweet honeysuckle that grew all around
[01:08.64]Were switches when we were bad
[01:15.38]I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
[01:23.71]I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
[01:47.95]All the front rooms were kept closed off
[01:55.00]I never liked to go in there much
[02:03.84]Sometimes the doors they'd be locked
[02:10.76]'Cause there were precious things
[02:13.20]That I couldn't touch
[02:18.57]The company couch covered in plastic
[02:26.78]Little books about being saved
[02:34.04]The dining room table nobody ate at
[02:42.32]And the piano nobody played
[02:49.36]I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
[02:57.53]I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
[03:20.70]There was this beautiful lamp I always loved
[03:29.25]A seashore was painted on the shade
[03:36.68]It would turn around when you switched on the bulb
[03:44.89]And gently rock the waves
[03:52.26]The driveway was covered with tiny white seashells
[04:00.05]A fig tree stood in the backyard
[04:07.70]There are other things I remember as well
[04:15.57]But to tell them would be just be too hard
[04:23.85]Ghosts in the wind that blow through my life
[04:31.41]Follow me wherever I go
[04:38.49]I'll never be free from these chains inside
[04:47.11]Hidden deep down in my soul
[04:53.76]I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
[05:01.61]I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc
[05:09.28]I took a bus to Baton Rougeetc