Evangeline & Sweet Irene

I've been driving 13 hours
But I'm still a long way from you
You're in south Louisiana
But I'm stuck here with my Appalachian blues
And the darling angel faces
Of our little girls dance across my eyes
It's everything that I can do
Just to keep it in between the lines
And the way the sunlight cuts
This cracked and yellow window pane
Makes me feel like an actor
When no one can recall his name

Evangeline
Watch out for your sister when I'm gone
Stay out of your mother's hair
Listen when she tells you right from wrong

So I'm back out on the road
And it hurts like hell to say goodbye
I know it's not forever
But it's hard to see through tears in your eyes
And every hour lasting second
When I spend it in your company
I've done it all for you
I swear I've done it for our family

Evangeline
Watch out for your sister when I'm gone
Stay out of your mother's hair
Listen when she tells you right from wrong
And Sweet Irene
I'm sorry I won't see the day you walk
But if the Lord is willing
I'd like to be around the day you talk

And I know the neighbors think
That I've done you wrong
But it weren't for lack of love
So darling now I'm coming and it won't be long

Evangeline
Watch out for your sister when I'm gone
Stay out of your mother's hair
Listen when she tells you right from wrong
And Sweet Irene
I'm sorry I won't see the day you walk
But if the Lord is willing
I'd like to be around to hear you talk
But if the Lord is willing
I'd like to be around to hear you talk