He was twenty-five, she was twenty-eight
He was home grown country
She'd just pulled off the interstate
She bought a Dr. Pepper, ten dollars worth of gas
She was obviously lost but too afraid to ask directions
So he offered her a smile and a stick of Beech Nut gum
He said where you headed to girl, where are you coming from
She said?(chorus)
New Orleans but that's another story
New Orleans that's another time
That's another town, that's another life
Verse 2
First she stayed a day then she stayed a week
Couple of months later
They were living on his parent's street
He worked the station and she worked the store
And then they had a baby and
Then they had one more little Jesse
When she dropped the kids off at the mother's day out
All the ladies had their questions
But knew not to ask about (Chorus)
Verse 3 (same chords)