Lyrics
[verse]
Static on the line, three states away,
Dialing a number from a long dry day,
There's a band on stage and a girl he lost,
Somewhere down in Louisiana, whatever the cost.
[chorus]
Calling down to Baton Rouge,
Trying to find the girl he can't lose,
Phone in hand, heart on fire,
Chasing a voice down a telephone wire.
Calling down to Baton Rouge,
Nothing left to do but choose.
[verse]
The waitress laughs, says "man, get in line,"
But he's counting every ring, every dime,
Two years gone since she drove away,
Now the jukebox plays the same old refrain.
[chorus]
Calling down to Baton Rouge,
Trying to find the girl he can't lose,
Phone in hand, heart on fire,
Chasing a voice down a telephone wire.
Calling down to Baton Rouge,
Nothing left to do but choose.
[bridge]
If she answers, he don't know what he'll say,
Just that he's coming, gonna find a way,
Down that highway, through the night,
Following nothing but a neon light.
[chorus]
Calling down to Baton Rouge,
Trying to find the girl he can't lose,
Phone in hand, heart on fire,
Chasing a voice down a telephone wire.
Calling down to Baton Rouge,
Nothing left to do but choose.
