Dire Straits - Planet Of New Orleans
Sta ndin on the corner Of Toulouse a nd Da uphine Wa itin on Ma rie-Ondine Im tryin to pla ce a tune Under a Louisia na moonbea m On the pla net of New Orlea ns
In a ba r they ca ll The Sa turn And in her eyes of green And somethin tha t she sa id in a drea m Inside of my suit I got my mojo root And a true love figurine For the pla net of New Orlea ns
New Orlea ns - the other pla net With other life upon it And everythin tha ts sha kin in between If you should ever la nd upon it You better know wha ts on it The pla net of New Orlea ns
Now Im tryin to find my wa y Through the ra in a nd the stea m Im lookin stra ight a hea d through the screen And then I hea rd her sa y Somethin in the Limousine Bout ta kin a ride a cross the pla net of New Orlea ns
If she wa s a n a ce And I wa s just a ja ck And the ca rds were never seen We could ha ve been the king a nd queen But she took me ba ck to her courtya rd Where ma gnolia perfume screa ms Behind the ga tes a nd the gra nite Of the pla net of New Orlea ns
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