If we left now we'd be there by midnight Walking streets made of cobblestone Drinking beer in the autumn moonlight Holding hands and smiling slow Oh, I'd give anything to be next to you in New Orleans On the way there we'd talk for hours We'd understand what no one knows We'd see the silent hypnotic power Of the setting sun on the open road Oh, I'd give anything to be on that road to New Orleans I'm so tired of all this wishing I'm so tired of this town There's just something I've been missing Let's pack our bags and leave right now Oh, I can't wait to be there I can't wait to be there Next to you in New Orleans