Bus To Baton Rouge Lyrics

Bus To Baton Rouge lyrics

I had to go back to that house one more time
To see if the camellias were in
bloom
For so many reasons its been on my mind
The house on Belmont
Avenue

Built up on cinderblocks off 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

Refrain:
I took a bus to Baton Rouge
I
took a bus to Baton Rouge

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 sved
The dining room
table nobody ate at
The piano nobody played

Refrain:
I took a bus
to Baton Rouge
I took a bus to Baton Rouge

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
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
Hiddep deep
down in my soul

Refrain:
I took a bus to Baton Rouge
I took a bus
to Baton Rouge