Well I walked on down to Bourbon Street I'm looking for the house of New Orleans And I sold off all my whiskey I bummed a cigarette from a man who had no arms And I asked him for directions He just turned around and walked on down the road Well I remember the night That we danced out in the rain I remember the night That she helped me thru my pain I know there's times I feel like I could go insane But I remember the night that we danced in the rain I walked on down to the waters edge Watched the Mississippi river boats flying down that waterline And I watched couples walking in the sand and holding hands Well I got lost that night in the shadows of the dam