Drew James

Lyrics

All Over That Girl
Drew James © 2005
 
I touched down in this Mardi Gras town about half past eight
And waited in line for the taxicab ride down to Vieux Carre
The moon was high in the Louisiana night when I hit the street
It was a carnival parade, a drunken masquerade and it felt so sweet
 
I saw her leaning there against a lamppost
An angel in red boots and black hose
She threw some plastic beads in my direction
I caught ‘em in my teeth just to get her attention
 
It was all over that girl, it was all over that girl
I pictured in my mind what it would be like to be with her
It was all over that girl, it was all over that girl
Outside of her there was nothing else I wanted in this whole wide world
 
Together we ran, hand in hand down to Jackson Square
She held me tight on a buggy ride through the humid night air
After a taste at a quiet little place we were flying high
She whispered “Trick or Treat” down on Rampart Street with the devil in her eye
 
Then she led me through the gates of an old graveyard
To a tomb covered with x’s and strange marks
I read the name out loud “Marie Laveau”
She kissed me and said, “That’s me, you know!”
 
(Chorus)
 
I woke up in the morning all alone
Leaning up against a broken headstone
Now I spend my time wanderin’ ‘round the Quarter
Vainly searching for her
 
I can’t get over that girl, I can’t get over that girl
I keep picturin’ in my mind what it would be like to be with her
I can’t get over that girl, I can’t get over that girl
Outside of her there’s nothing else I want in this whole wide world
 
It was all over that girl, now I can’t get over that girl