Bayou Nights

[Intro] [Spoken:] “Man it’s hot enough to baptize yourself in sweet tea…” [Verse 1] Humidity hanging like a wet blanket Grandma seasoning everything aggressive Crawfish boiling in the backyard smoke Whole family loud before noon broke Old blues playing from the screen door frame Kids running barefoot through the rain Somebody uncle already dancing sideways Like he invented rhythm back in ‘98 French Quarter buzzing after sunset Trumpets singing over cigarette breath Purple beads swinging in the neon glow Whole city move like the music in control And somewhere deep in a swamp road haze A fanboat flying like tomorrow ain’t promised anyway 🐊 [Hook] BAYOU NIGHTS HOT AIR AND STREETLIGHTS BRASS BAND PLAYING EVERYBODY FEELING ALIVE FROM THE SWAMP TO THE CITY WE DON’T SLEEP MUCH JUST DANCE DRINK LOVE AND LIVE TOO MUCH 🎺 [Break] [Verse 2] Rainstorm rolling through the summer heat Steam rising off the Bourbon Street concrete Old souls laughing on a balcony Like sorrow and joy sharing harmony Everybody got a story here Some beautiful Some disappeared But Louisiana teach you something fast Life too short not to shake a little ass Church on Sunday Sin by Tuesday Music loud enough to heal bruised days And every broken heart still somehow sings That’s what happens when your pain got rhythm underneath 🐊 [Hook] BAYOU NIGHTS… 🌩️ [Breakdown] Too hot Too loud Too soulful Still dancing 🔥 [Final Hook] BAYOU NIGHTS WHERE THE MUSIC GOT SPIRIT WHERE THE FOOD GOT FIRE AND THE WHOLE BLOCK FEEL IT FROM NEW ORLEANS TO THE BACKROAD LIGHTS WE TURN HEARTBREAK INTO DANCING ALL NIGHT 🪗 [Outro] “Somebody check on Uncle Ray…”