Louisiana

She named her daughter Louisiana
For all her happy memories
Of her childhood in the bayou
Before she moved up to Milwaukee
Before Hurricane Katrina
Washed away all that they had
She moved up north with family
With no reason to go back
No reason to go back

Well she never liked the winters
But she liked the summers fine
And she liked the boys' attention
And she made them stand in line
When she found herself expecting
Her daddy flew into a rage
But she chose to keep the baby
And she chose the baby's name
She chose her name

Louisiana
Things don't always work out like you plan
But you play what's in your hand the best you can
Louisiana
Every night she'd hold her close and sing
How I love you Louisiana
And the happiness you bring

Well her father was a good man
But he struggled to provide
So he joined the US Army
'Cause he wanted to do right
They hadn't gotten married
When they shipped him to Iraq
There a sniper's bullet found him
And he ended just like that
He ended just like that

Louisiana
Things don't always work out like you plan
But you play what's in your hand the best you can
Louisiana
Every night she'd hold her close and sing
How I love you Louisiana
And the comfort that you bring

You can light yourself a candle
Or pray the rosary
You can ask the good Lord why
You can beg the good Lord please
But if you get an answer
It might not be the one you want
So give thanks for what you're given
And hold on to what you've got
Hold on to what you've got

Louisiana
Things don't always work out like you plan
But you play what's in your hand the best you can
Louisiana
Every night she'd hold her close and sing
How I love you Louisiana
And the memories you bring