Verse 1]
I’m a Mississippi boy
With a Louisiana number
County chain on my boots
And a hole in my jumper
Bay St. Louis in my head
Like salt on a fresh-cut stone
You came in wearing Sunday
And I knew I was gone
[Pre-Chorus]
You laughed like a promise
I ain’t got no right
Pretty as a postcard
Gone before night
They call me trouble
I call your name
[Chorus]
Bay St. Louis girl
You shine too bright
Bay St. Louis girl
For a man like me tonight
I keep on reaching
I keep on trying
Bay St. Louis girl
I’m still not quitting
[Verse 2]
I’m locked in a block of concrete
On the wrong side of the line
Counting dents in the table
And your face in my mind
Your world’s clean linen
Mine’s iron bars
Still I see that smile
Like it’s written in stars
[Pre-Chorus]
You pass through my thinking
Like wind through pines
I’m stuck in this place
But you’re free and fine
They call me foolish
I call your name
[Chorus]
Bay St. Louis girl
You shine too bright
Bay St. Louis girl
For a man like me tonight
I keep on reaching
I keep on trying
Bay St. Louis girl
I’m still not quitting
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m too rough
Too broke, too worn
But a hard-luck man
Can still want more
If I ever get out
I’ll drive that coast
With my heart in my hands
And my best black coat
[Chorus]
Bay St. Louis girl
You shine too bright
Bay St. Louis girl
For a man like me tonight
I keep on reaching
I keep on trying
Bay St. Louis girl
I’m still not quitting
[Outro]
I’m still not quitting
No, I’m still not quitting
Bay St. Louis girl