When She's Gone, She's Gone

Saw an old friend last night I hadn't seen in a couple of years
 Stopped in Galatoire's had a couple of beers
 Talked about the price of oysters, the coach at L.S.U.
 Then like I knew it would
 The conversation turned to you
 He had to go and I looked at my watch, it was 1:45
 I headed down canal, the quarter was coming alive
 A man on the corner told me that Jesus was coming soon
 But I was lost in the music and the crowd
 And the smell of cheap perfume
 It's not good for a man to be alone
 But a women needs someone that she can count on
 And I walked down by the river in the cold gray dawn
 And love is like the Mississippi
 When she's gone, she's gone
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 The line was long at Café-Du-Monde so I walked out on the pier
 Thought about the winds and turns, mistakes that got me here
 I might as well try to change the course that this old river takes
 Than to go back in time when you were mine
 Pretend it's not too late
 It's not good for a man to be alone
 But a women needs someone that she can count on and
 What I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong
 And love is like the Mississippi
 When she's gone, she's gone
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 It's not good for a man to be alone
 But a women needs someone that she can count on
 What I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong
 And love is like the Mississippi
 When she's gone, she's gone
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 Yeah, she's gone