Lyrics
Me and Louise, we never had much luck
Just a couple of kids with a lot of love
Laid our fortunes on her daddy's old farm
We didn't see how dirt could do such harm
Seasons came, the seasons left
The only thing that changed was the shape of her dress
She said, "You're a good man, you'll have my child
Because you can't raise a living thing on this cursed old ground"
We laid a sheet on the piano keys
Crying, "Good Lord please, please"
We packed our things into the old farm car
Wondering if it could take us very far
And I said, "Everything about it takes a little luck
The gears rumble and the left door's stuck
It doesn't come with any guarantees
But there's gas in the tank, Louise"
Out here on the borderline the sun sets low
Like a couple of jackrabbits dancing in the morning snow
We'd make it if we could just get out
The only thing we saw was love and sow
The miles came and the miles went
Our hearts full our money spent
Somewhere outside El Paso my Louise cried out
She took my arm said, "It's time now"
I prayed and waited all night
Oh Louise, please, please
I heard a new voice with the new day
I thought back to what her daddy used to say
He said, "Everything about it takes a little luck
The gears rumble and the left door's stuck
It doesn't come with any guarantees
But there's gas in the tank, Louise"
Then me and Louise, we didn't go too far
We named our boy for Louise's pop
We found a plot of ground we could call our own
We built a house, we built a home
And we said, "Everything about it takes a little luck
The gears rumble and the left door's stuck
It doesn't come with any guarantees
But there's gas in the tank"
There's gas in the tank
Yeah, there's gas in the tank, Louise
