Leave Luanne
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Luanne's fat lip is drying
The bastard's bacon frying
The shiner 'round her eye's gone bust and bleeding
He shouts, "Girl, set the table!"
But he knows she ain't able
Her arm's done broke
Hung limp like yolk
And softly, she's repeating
"Leave, Luanne
Why don't you march out that door?
Southern woman, he ain't no good to you
Leave, Luanne
Louisiana wants war
But it's you dying on her ruby plains"
And yet, loyal Luanne remains
Ever since he got him laid off
His sanity just made off
No, he was never nice, but now he's cruel
He rapes her, and he beats her
She don't 'fess how he treats her
'Cause a Bible verse says it won't get worse
And she won't be a fool
"You won't never leave, Luanne
'Cause if you walk out that door
His truck will be gunning for you
No, you won't leave, Luanne
Or he'll give you what for
You got heart where you should have had brains"
And so, loyal Luanne remains
Someone's howling
Screams like sighing with battered breath
Grating, growling
Never dying
In a fate worse than death
But months of such conditions
Turn laymen to logicians
And tonight the bastard's sleeping like a log
So she plucks the kitchen cleaver
Creeps up toward his roped-up lab retriever
And she cuts the rope
And hope on hope
She starts to shout, "Your dog's got out!"
She's got her chance, with no back glance
She runs out to the bog
Screaming, screaming
"Leave, Luanne!"
"Leave, Luanne
You've got a life left to live
In a house hanging off the Golden Coast
Leave, Luanne
You won't forget nor forgive"
And she don't feel the stings and rips and scrapes
As finally Luanne escapes
Swim, Luanne!
Swim, Luanne!
And in the swamp of leeches (oh)
As the preacher preaches
As the light (as the light)
In the night (in the night)
Push through the marsh and brushes
As the blood inside you rushes left and right (left and right)
On your mind (on your mind)
Until you reach the bank
And you crawl onto the bank
'Til you feel a little yank on your hair
And, stricken, stare at the bastard
Who beat you there
The bastard lies in bed now
Half-sad his wife is dead now
She drowned herself in the swamp in wild despair
He thinks he used to love her
But push it came to shove her
A wife disposed, a life case closed
And no one seems to care
To grieve Luanne
Now no one's on his shoulder
But his mattress don't feel colder
In fact, it's hellish hot, and the air is dank and steaming
Yet his body starts to shiver
When the window cracks a sliver
And a fiery fog from the miry bog
Pours in the room in a sticky gloom
And there the man sees dead Luanne
He's terrified, but he keeps his pride
'Cause he knows that he ain't dreaming
And he starts screaming
"Leave, Luanne
Hell sent ya back here for more
'Cause ain't no one ever loved you"
But said Luanne, "I've come to settle a score"
And she shows him her feet are bound in chains
And loyal Luanne
Remains and remains
And remains and remains!
Someone's howling
Screams like sighing with battered breath
Grating, growling
Never dying
In a fate worse than death, Luanne
She cries her miserable wail
So the bastards will never sleep again
No, no reprieve, Luanne
She brings their souls down to hell
A caution to the cruelest of men
God loves Luanne!
Praise be, amen!
The bastard's bacon frying
The shiner 'round her eye's gone bust and bleeding
He shouts, "Girl, set the table!"
But he knows she ain't able
Her arm's done broke
Hung limp like yolk
And softly, she's repeating
"Leave, Luanne
Why don't you march out that door?
Southern woman, he ain't no good to you
Leave, Luanne
Louisiana wants war
But it's you dying on her ruby plains"
And yet, loyal Luanne remains
Ever since he got him laid off
His sanity just made off
No, he was never nice, but now he's cruel
He rapes her, and he beats her
She don't 'fess how he treats her
'Cause a Bible verse says it won't get worse
And she won't be a fool
"You won't never leave, Luanne
'Cause if you walk out that door
His truck will be gunning for you
No, you won't leave, Luanne
Or he'll give you what for
You got heart where you should have had brains"
And so, loyal Luanne remains
Someone's howling
Screams like sighing with battered breath
Grating, growling
Never dying
In a fate worse than death
But months of such conditions
Turn laymen to logicians
And tonight the bastard's sleeping like a log
So she plucks the kitchen cleaver
Creeps up toward his roped-up lab retriever
And she cuts the rope
And hope on hope
She starts to shout, "Your dog's got out!"
She's got her chance, with no back glance
She runs out to the bog
Screaming, screaming
"Leave, Luanne!"
"Leave, Luanne
You've got a life left to live
In a house hanging off the Golden Coast
Leave, Luanne
You won't forget nor forgive"
And she don't feel the stings and rips and scrapes
As finally Luanne escapes
Swim, Luanne!
Swim, Luanne!
And in the swamp of leeches (oh)
As the preacher preaches
As the light (as the light)
In the night (in the night)
Push through the marsh and brushes
As the blood inside you rushes left and right (left and right)
On your mind (on your mind)
Until you reach the bank
And you crawl onto the bank
'Til you feel a little yank on your hair
And, stricken, stare at the bastard
Who beat you there
The bastard lies in bed now
Half-sad his wife is dead now
She drowned herself in the swamp in wild despair
He thinks he used to love her
But push it came to shove her
A wife disposed, a life case closed
And no one seems to care
To grieve Luanne
Now no one's on his shoulder
But his mattress don't feel colder
In fact, it's hellish hot, and the air is dank and steaming
Yet his body starts to shiver
When the window cracks a sliver
And a fiery fog from the miry bog
Pours in the room in a sticky gloom
And there the man sees dead Luanne
He's terrified, but he keeps his pride
'Cause he knows that he ain't dreaming
And he starts screaming
"Leave, Luanne
Hell sent ya back here for more
'Cause ain't no one ever loved you"
But said Luanne, "I've come to settle a score"
And she shows him her feet are bound in chains
And loyal Luanne
Remains and remains
And remains and remains!
Someone's howling
Screams like sighing with battered breath
Grating, growling
Never dying
In a fate worse than death, Luanne
She cries her miserable wail
So the bastards will never sleep again
No, no reprieve, Luanne
She brings their souls down to hell
A caution to the cruelest of men
God loves Luanne!
Praise be, amen!
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:20.65] Luanne's fat lip is drying
[00:22.96] The bastard's bacon frying
[00:25.26] The shiner 'round her eye's gone bust and bleeding
[00:30.15] He shouts, "Girl, set the table!"
[00:32.49] But he knows she ain't able
[00:34.32] Her arm's done broke
[00:35.73] Hung limp like yolk
[00:37.03] And softly, she's repeating
[00:40.68] "Leave, Luanne
[00:42.23] Why don't you march out that door?
[00:44.50] Southern woman, he ain't no good to you
[00:49.93] Leave, Luanne
[00:51.53] Louisiana wants war
[00:54.19] But it's you dying on her ruby plains"
[00:58.47] And yet, loyal Luanne remains
[01:02.36]
[01:09.75] Ever since he got him laid off
[01:12.09] His sanity just made off
[01:14.13] No, he was never nice, but now he's cruel
[01:18.87] He rapes her, and he beats her
[01:21.16] She don't 'fess how he treats her
[01:23.45] 'Cause a Bible verse says it won't get worse
[01:26.03] And she won't be a fool
[01:29.66] "You won't never leave, Luanne
[01:33.44] 'Cause if you walk out that door
[01:36.31] His truck will be gunning for you
[01:40.37] No, you won't leave, Luanne
[01:42.98] Or he'll give you what for
[01:45.52] You got heart where you should have had brains"
[01:49.79] And so, loyal Luanne remains
[01:56.65] Someone's howling
[02:00.61] Screams like sighing with battered breath
[02:05.93] Grating, growling
[02:09.91] Never dying
[02:12.38] In a fate worse than death
[02:26.49] But months of such conditions
[02:29.09] Turn laymen to logicians
[02:31.39] And tonight the bastard's sleeping like a log
[02:35.62] So she plucks the kitchen cleaver
[02:40.44] Creeps up toward his roped-up lab retriever
[02:45.19] And she cuts the rope
[02:46.46] And hope on hope
[02:47.74] She starts to shout, "Your dog's got out!"
[02:50.00] She's got her chance, with no back glance
[02:52.70] She runs out to the bog
[02:57.32] Screaming, screaming
[03:00.28] "Leave, Luanne!"
[03:09.56] "Leave, Luanne
[03:11.22] You've got a life left to live
[03:14.11] In a house hanging off the Golden Coast
[03:18.83] Leave, Luanne
[03:20.50] You won't forget nor forgive"
[03:23.08] And she don't feel the stings and rips and scrapes
[03:27.65] As finally Luanne escapes
[03:34.31]
[03:46.84] Swim, Luanne!
[03:51.51] Swim, Luanne!
[03:55.95] And in the swamp of leeches (oh)
[03:57.81] As the preacher preaches
[04:00.18] As the light (as the light)
[04:02.86] In the night (in the night)
[04:05.79] Push through the marsh and brushes
[04:07.65] As the blood inside you rushes left and right (left and right)
[04:12.19] On your mind (on your mind)
[04:15.12] Until you reach the bank
[04:17.66] And you crawl onto the bank
[04:19.87] 'Til you feel a little yank on your hair
[04:25.41] And, stricken, stare at the bastard
[04:31.75] Who beat you there
[04:46.26] The bastard lies in bed now
[04:50.53] Half-sad his wife is dead now
[04:54.18] She drowned herself in the swamp in wild despair
[04:59.34] He thinks he used to love her
[05:01.99] But push it came to shove her
[05:04.53] A wife disposed, a life case closed
[05:06.84] And no one seems to care
[05:10.58] To grieve Luanne
[05:20.16] Now no one's on his shoulder
[05:23.43] But his mattress don't feel colder
[05:27.33] In fact, it's hellish hot, and the air is dank and steaming
[05:32.39] Yet his body starts to shiver
[05:35.05] When the window cracks a sliver
[05:37.56] And a fiery fog from the miry bog
[05:40.17] Pours in the room in a sticky gloom
[05:42.73] And there the man sees dead Luanne
[05:45.62] He's terrified, but he keeps his pride
[05:47.61] 'Cause he knows that he ain't dreaming
[05:52.24] And he starts screaming
[05:56.47] "Leave, Luanne
[05:58.03] Hell sent ya back here for more
[06:02.33] 'Cause ain't no one ever loved you"
[06:09.24] But said Luanne, "I've come to settle a score"
[06:15.91] And she shows him her feet are bound in chains
[06:22.18] And loyal Luanne
[06:28.03] Remains and remains
[06:29.63] And remains and remains!
[06:32.73] Someone's howling
[06:36.68] Screams like sighing with battered breath
[06:42.16] Grating, growling
[06:46.10] Never dying
[06:48.54] In a fate worse than death, Luanne
[06:55.10] She cries her miserable wail
[06:57.98] So the bastards will never sleep again
[07:02.18] No, no reprieve, Luanne
[07:04.39] She brings their souls down to hell
[07:07.21] A caution to the cruelest of men
[07:11.23] God loves Luanne!
[07:13.97] Praise be, amen!
[07:23.06]
[00:22.96] The bastard's bacon frying
[00:25.26] The shiner 'round her eye's gone bust and bleeding
[00:30.15] He shouts, "Girl, set the table!"
[00:32.49] But he knows she ain't able
[00:34.32] Her arm's done broke
[00:35.73] Hung limp like yolk
[00:37.03] And softly, she's repeating
[00:40.68] "Leave, Luanne
[00:42.23] Why don't you march out that door?
[00:44.50] Southern woman, he ain't no good to you
[00:49.93] Leave, Luanne
[00:51.53] Louisiana wants war
[00:54.19] But it's you dying on her ruby plains"
[00:58.47] And yet, loyal Luanne remains
[01:02.36]
[01:09.75] Ever since he got him laid off
[01:12.09] His sanity just made off
[01:14.13] No, he was never nice, but now he's cruel
[01:18.87] He rapes her, and he beats her
[01:21.16] She don't 'fess how he treats her
[01:23.45] 'Cause a Bible verse says it won't get worse
[01:26.03] And she won't be a fool
[01:29.66] "You won't never leave, Luanne
[01:33.44] 'Cause if you walk out that door
[01:36.31] His truck will be gunning for you
[01:40.37] No, you won't leave, Luanne
[01:42.98] Or he'll give you what for
[01:45.52] You got heart where you should have had brains"
[01:49.79] And so, loyal Luanne remains
[01:56.65] Someone's howling
[02:00.61] Screams like sighing with battered breath
[02:05.93] Grating, growling
[02:09.91] Never dying
[02:12.38] In a fate worse than death
[02:26.49] But months of such conditions
[02:29.09] Turn laymen to logicians
[02:31.39] And tonight the bastard's sleeping like a log
[02:35.62] So she plucks the kitchen cleaver
[02:40.44] Creeps up toward his roped-up lab retriever
[02:45.19] And she cuts the rope
[02:46.46] And hope on hope
[02:47.74] She starts to shout, "Your dog's got out!"
[02:50.00] She's got her chance, with no back glance
[02:52.70] She runs out to the bog
[02:57.32] Screaming, screaming
[03:00.28] "Leave, Luanne!"
[03:09.56] "Leave, Luanne
[03:11.22] You've got a life left to live
[03:14.11] In a house hanging off the Golden Coast
[03:18.83] Leave, Luanne
[03:20.50] You won't forget nor forgive"
[03:23.08] And she don't feel the stings and rips and scrapes
[03:27.65] As finally Luanne escapes
[03:34.31]
[03:46.84] Swim, Luanne!
[03:51.51] Swim, Luanne!
[03:55.95] And in the swamp of leeches (oh)
[03:57.81] As the preacher preaches
[04:00.18] As the light (as the light)
[04:02.86] In the night (in the night)
[04:05.79] Push through the marsh and brushes
[04:07.65] As the blood inside you rushes left and right (left and right)
[04:12.19] On your mind (on your mind)
[04:15.12] Until you reach the bank
[04:17.66] And you crawl onto the bank
[04:19.87] 'Til you feel a little yank on your hair
[04:25.41] And, stricken, stare at the bastard
[04:31.75] Who beat you there
[04:46.26] The bastard lies in bed now
[04:50.53] Half-sad his wife is dead now
[04:54.18] She drowned herself in the swamp in wild despair
[04:59.34] He thinks he used to love her
[05:01.99] But push it came to shove her
[05:04.53] A wife disposed, a life case closed
[05:06.84] And no one seems to care
[05:10.58] To grieve Luanne
[05:20.16] Now no one's on his shoulder
[05:23.43] But his mattress don't feel colder
[05:27.33] In fact, it's hellish hot, and the air is dank and steaming
[05:32.39] Yet his body starts to shiver
[05:35.05] When the window cracks a sliver
[05:37.56] And a fiery fog from the miry bog
[05:40.17] Pours in the room in a sticky gloom
[05:42.73] And there the man sees dead Luanne
[05:45.62] He's terrified, but he keeps his pride
[05:47.61] 'Cause he knows that he ain't dreaming
[05:52.24] And he starts screaming
[05:56.47] "Leave, Luanne
[05:58.03] Hell sent ya back here for more
[06:02.33] 'Cause ain't no one ever loved you"
[06:09.24] But said Luanne, "I've come to settle a score"
[06:15.91] And she shows him her feet are bound in chains
[06:22.18] And loyal Luanne
[06:28.03] Remains and remains
[06:29.63] And remains and remains!
[06:32.73] Someone's howling
[06:36.68] Screams like sighing with battered breath
[06:42.16] Grating, growling
[06:46.10] Never dying
[06:48.54] In a fate worse than death, Luanne
[06:55.10] She cries her miserable wail
[06:57.98] So the bastards will never sleep again
[07:02.18] No, no reprieve, Luanne
[07:04.39] She brings their souls down to hell
[07:07.21] A caution to the cruelest of men
[07:11.23] God loves Luanne!
[07:13.97] Praise be, amen!
[07:23.06]