Lake Charles
Composer(s): Lucinda Williams
Performer(s): Lucinda Williams



He had a reason to get back to Lake Charles
He used to talk about it
He'd just go on & on 
He always said Louisiana
Was where he felt at home

He was born in Nacodoches
That's in east Texas
Down towards the border
He used to tell everybody 
He was from Lake Charles

Hidden angel whisper in your ear
Hold you close
Wipe away your fear
In that long, last moment

We used to drive to Lafayette and Baton Rouge
In a yellow El Camino
Listening to Howlin' Wolf
We used to stop in Lake Charles
Cause that was the place he loved.

Have you gone about as far as you can go
Down the Louisiana highway
Across Lake Poncetrain
Now your soul is in Lake Charles
No matter what they say

Hidden angel whisper in your ear
Hold you close
Wipe away your fear
In that long, last moment