[gentle country music] ♪ Me and Louise, we never had much luck ♪ ♪ Just a couple of kids with a lot of love ♪ ♪ We laid our fortunes on her daddy's old farm ♪ ♪ We didn't see how dirt could do such harm ♪ ♪ The seasons came and 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 ♪ ♪ But you can't raise a living a 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 ♪ ♪ Just 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 ♪ ♪ And 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 ♪ ♪ I knew we'd make it, if we could just get out ♪ ♪ The only thing we saw was love and south ♪ ♪ The miles came and the miles went ♪ ♪ Our hearts were full, but our money was spent ♪ ♪ Somewhere outside El Paso, my Louise cried out ♪ ♪ She took my arm and she said it's time now ♪ ♪ I prayed and waited all night ♪ ♪ Oh, Louise, please, please ♪ ♪ I heard a new voice with the new day ♪ ♪ And 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 ♪ ♪ And i doesn't come with any guarantees ♪ ♪ But there's gas in the tank, Louise ♪ [gentle country music continues] ♪ Me and Louise, we didn't go too far ♪ ♪ And we named that little boy after Louise's pa ♪ ♪ And found a plot of ground that 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 ♪ ♪ And it doesn't come with any guarantees ♪ ♪ But there's gas in the tank ♪ ♪ There is gas in the tank ♪ ♪ Yeah, there's gas in the tank, Louise ♪