V1: 
Maybe they were drunk, maybe they were crazy. 
Maybe they were head over heels in love. 
I guess some things are beyond explanation. 
All you can say is good bye and good luck. 

Chorus: 
Sometimes it's a good life, sometimes it's a great life. 
Plenty of ways to have a good time. 
With the right love and in the right places, 
The world can be more than nickels and dimes. 
They gambled their fate on a southern migration. 
Took I-55 to the end of the line. 
A stone's throw away from the old Mississippi, 
The air was alive with magnolia moonshine. 

V2: 
They found a place where the living was lazy. 
A big and easy refuge from the speed of life. 
When your odds are less than your parents' expectations, 
You have to trust in love and just give it a try. 

V3: 
She made waxwork Baron Samedis 
In a little tarot shop on the Rue Dumaine. 
He hung sheetrock, but the work wasn't steady. 
Money was tight but they never complained. 

Chorus: 
Sometimes it's a good life, sometimes it's a great life. 
They always managed to have a good time. 
With the right love and in the right places, 
The world can be more than nickels and dimes. 
They gambled their fate on a southern migration. 
Took I-55 to the end of the line. 
A stone's throw away from the old Mississippi, 
Each day was a taste of magnolia moonshine. 

Bridge: 
And Old Man River rolled on. 
The lazy summers passed by. 
One day they woke up old. 
He held her while she died. 
And though he's in no hurry to take his last breath. 
He's ready to see her, to see what comes next. 
A place sweeter than wine, like magnolia moonshine. 

V4: 
It wasn't a great life, but it was a good life. 
He's got no regrets that he spent his time 
Just a stone's throw away from the old Mississippi. 
Each day was a taste of magnolia moonshine. 

V5: 
We live in a world that's one Big Maybe. 
It helps if you're head over heels in love. 
The journey's worth more than any destination. 
All you can say is good bye and good luck. 

Chorus: 
Sometimes it's a good life, sometimes it's a great life. 
Plenty of ways to have a good time. 
With the right love and in the right places, 
The world can be more than nickels and dimes. 
You can do worse than a southern migration. 
Take I-55 to the end of the line. 
A stone's throw away from the old Mississippi, 
We all need a taste of magnolia moonshine.