Keeper

Well, Lu lives by the river
And she got herself a good, good man
Spend half the year off shore in lower Alabam'
Her friends said she should leave him and
Come join them in the west coast sand
But she knows she's got a keeper and
They'll never really understand, understand

She put a line in the water when the sun come up
Starts drinkin' when it's goin' down
Dancin' all alone to the radio 'til her man come back around
She might go down to Pensacola
Maybe lay out on the ol' gulf shore
But she don't go to bars at home without him anymore
She don't care about what they say, she don't listen anyway

All the roughneck rounders playin' cards around the TV set
Waitin' around for something hasn't happened yet
Jokin' with a dancer she said "I could help you to forget"
But he knows he's got a keeper
So he smiles and lights a cigarette
And tips his hat

He put his head on the pillow when the sun comes up
Starts workin' when it's going down
Meltin' hot steel down in Bienville just waitin' on a turnaround
He starts thinkin' 'bout Pensacola
He could be fishin' on the ol' Gulf Shore
But he don't like to do those things without her anymore
He don't care about what they say, man he don't listen anyway

They put their lines in the water when the sun comes up
Start drinkin' when it's going down
Dancin' real slow to the radio 'cause her man come back around
They might go down to Pensacola
Do a little fishin' on the ol' Gulf Shore
But they don't like to stay out all night the way they did before
They don't care about what they say, she never listens anyway