Alligator Alley (with John Anderson)

I left Las Vegas, on a midnight flight
Lost most of my money, on a heavyweight fight
I landed in Dallas, but they asked me to leave
Longin' for the salt grasses, and humidity
I bought me a ride, with a girl named Sally
Tryin' to get back down, to Alligator Alley

Well, she dropped me off short, down in New Orleans
The whiskey was expensive, and the women, were mean
The book array, made a wreck out of me
I called my rich uncle, down in Okeechobee
He said, "Stick out your thumb, and get a Rand McNally"
And get your butt home, back to Alligator Alley

Well, the wind, and the rain, and the sleet, and hail
Ain't gonna make, my mission fail
It's the nearest place to heaven, in this world
I never should have left, my sweet, Seminole girl

Well, I caught me a greyhound, in the Cigar City
The sun's shinin' down, Lord, the weather was pretty
I can almost taste, that old small cabbage stew
I miss the snipin' turtles, and the cottonmouths too
I don't wanna live, in the mountains, or the valley
Just take me back home, down to Alligator Alley

Well, the wind, and the rain, and the sleet, and hail
Ain't gonna make, my mission fail
It's the nearest place to heaven, in this world
I never should have left, my sweet, Seminole girl

You know, I don't wanna live, in the mountains, or the valley
Just take me back home, down to Alligator Alley
Back, to Alligator Alley
Back, to Alligator Alley
Down, to Alligator Alley
Take me back home, down to Alligator Alley
Take me back home, down to Alligator Alley
Hey, did you grab the gator pan?