[Intro] (Acoustic guitar strumming with a lonely harmonica wail)

[Chorus] I'm leaving Louisiana
Headed for Tennessee
I'm not packing anything
But some old memories
I'm looking to start a new life
Shake off all the trouble and strife
I'm leaving Louisiana
Headed for Tennessee

[Verse 1] Nashville has been calling
Been calling me by name
Figured I’d head up there
To grab a little fame
I'm taking my old guitar
My harmonica too
If you find me on my corner
I'll play a tune for you

[Chorus] I'm leaving Louisiana
Headed for Tennessee
I'm not packing anything
But some old memories
I'm looking to start a new life
Shake off all the trouble and strife

[Guitar and Harmonica Solo] (Upbeat, energetic instrumental break)

[Verse 2] The going can be rough
And the road has turns
But Mama raised me to be tough
With a desire that burns

[Bridge] I may never make it to the big time
And that will be just fine
But I won't leave this earth behind
Till I've walked that neon line

[Chorus] I'm leaving Louisiana
Headed for Tennessee
I'm not packing anything
But some old memories
I'm looking to start a new life
Shake off all the trouble and strife
I'm leaving Louisiana
Headed for Tennessee

[Outro] Yeah, headed for Tennessee...
(Harmonica fades out with a steady drumbeat)
[End]

[Verse 1] I went out a-looking
For you again last night
And I found you right in the middle
Of a nasty barroom fight

[Verse 2] I'm getting tired of all your foolin' around
Chasin' the women all over this town
You're stumbling drunk out on every street
With every wild crowd you happen to meet

[Pre-Chorus] You drink a case of beer
Each and every day
Followed by a fifth of whiskey
No matter what I say

[Chorus] Oh, I'm gonna buy a barroom
And name it after you
After the way I've seen you drink
It's the least that I can do

[Verse 3] That way when you tie one on
You won't have to stagger far
You can just drop down to your knees
And fall behind the bar

[Bridge] No one will ever miss you
They'll never know you're there
And if you're looking for my sympathy
Well, baby, I don't care

[Chorus] Oh, I'm gonna buy a barroom
And name it after you
After the way I've seen you drink
It's the least that I can do

[Outro] Yeah, the least that I can do...
(Fiddle fade out)

[Verse 1] I was in the house alone that dark dreary night
When first I heard the sound that made me shake with fright
A thumping sound over and over again
Sweat was pouring from me, I could not think over the din

[Verse 2] Of that thumping sound I had not heard before
I forced myself to move, thinking to lock my bedroom door
But the sound persisted, getting closer all the time
I thought I would not make the night
For surely I would go out of my mind

[Interlude] (The heartbeat drum gets slightly faster, guitar picking grows tense)

[Verse 3] I locked the door and leaned against the wall
My knees so weak, I sought not to fall
I now realized that the sound was in the room with me
Here I was all alone, with only that sound for company

[Build-Up] (The music starts to swell, building massive psychological tension)
It was then that I heard that awful scream
This was no joke, for no one could be this mean

[Climax] (The music stops completely - dead silence except for the scream)
The scream ceased as I closed my mouth
For it came from none other but myself

[Outro] (The heavy heartbeat drum instantly stops)
(A soft, haunting acoustic guitar plays a final chord)
The sound was gone too, this you won't believe...
The sound had been my heartbeat, I had been scared of me.

[Fade Out] [End]

[Verse 1] I was ten years old
When I walked down the aisle
And took the preacher's offered hand
As he looked at me and smiled

[Verse 2] He said, "Good morning, son,
What can I do for you?"
I looked into his eyes and said,
"I want Jesus too."

[Chorus] I want Jesus in my heart
I want Him with me everywhere I go
I want Him to always be a part
Of me, and to always know
I love Jesus who first loved me
I love Jesus who died on Calvary
I want Him to know I love Him too
I love Jesus, please show me what to do

[Verse 3] The preacher bent down
And looked me in the eyes
And softly said, "It's time
For you to be baptized."
I went under the water
And rose up brand new
But I had no idea
What the world would put me through

[Chorus] I want Jesus in my heart
I want Him with me everywhere I go
I want Him to always be a part
Of me, and to always know
I love Jesus who first loved me
I love Jesus who died on Calvary
I want Him to know I love Him too
I love Jesus, please show me what to do

[Bridge / Build] Through the valley of shadows, through the fires of doubt
When my strength was all gone and the lights had gone out
I cried out in the dark, "Lord, I can't stand alone!"
And the hand of the Savior reached down for my own
Now I'm older and wiser
but I still recall
the day that I gave Him
my heart and my all

[Instrumental Break / Guitar Solo]

[Chorus / Crescendo] I want Jesus in my heart
I want Him with me everywhere I go
I want Him to always be a part
Of me, and to always know
I love Jesus who first loved me
I love Jesus who died on Calvary
I want Him to know I love Him too
I love Jesus, please show me what to do

[Outro] (Soft Piano)
Show me what to do...
Just like that ten-year-old boy...
Show me what to do.

[End]