That Was Your Mother-Terrance Simien

[ti:That Was Your Mother] [ar:Terrance Simien] [al:The Tribute Sessions] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]That Was Your Mother - Terrance Simien [00:18.54]A long time ago yeah [00:20.74]Before you was born dude [00:21.88] [00:23.10]When I was still single [00:24.11] [00:25.31]And life was great [00:26.20] [00:27.72]I held this job as a traveling salesman [00:30.41] [00:32.24]That kept me moving from state to state [00:35.31] [00:37.28]Well I'm standing on the corner of lafayette [00:39.06] [00:39.82]State of louisiana [00:40.60] [00:42.29]Wondering where a city boy could go [00:44.50] [00:46.81]To get a little conversation [00:48.23] [00:49.29]Drink a little red wine [00:50.40] [00:51.58]Catch a little bit of those cajun girls [00:53.78]Dancing to zydeco [00:54.63] [01:07.03]Along come a young girl [01:08.09] [01:09.26]She's pretty as a prayerbook [01:10.17] [01:11.57]Sweet as an apple on christmas day [01:14.63] [01:16.13]I said good gracious can this be my luck [01:19.85] [01:20.92]If that's my prayerbook [01:22.43] [01:23.05]Lord let us pray [01:24.08] [01:25.82]Well I'm standing on the corner of lafayette [01:27.60] [01:28.34]State of louisiana [01:29.32] [01:30.80]Wondering where a city boy could go [01:33.12] [01:35.50]To get her in a conversation [01:36.83] [01:37.82]Drink a little red wine [01:39.05] [01:40.04]Dance to the music of clifton chenier [01:41.86]The king of the bayou [01:42.84] [02:09.38]Well that was your mother [02:10.82] [02:11.76]And that was your father [02:12.87] [02:13.92]Before you was born dude [02:15.30] [02:16.27]When life was great [02:17.24] [02:18.53]You are the burden of my generation [02:21.65] [02:23.14]I sure do love you [02:24.48] [02:25.54]But let's get that straight [02:26.72] [02:28.30]Well I'm standing on the corner of lafayette [02:30.07] [02:30.82]Arcoss the street from the public [02:32.23] [02:33.25]Heading down to the lone star cafe [02:34.48] [02:37.60]Maybe get a little conversation [02:38.82] [02:39.94]Drink a little red wine [02:41.19] [02:42.44]Standing in the shadow of clifton chenier [02:44.53]Dancing the night away