Susan Cowsill ONOLA Oh New Orleans You will always be my city I will always be your daughter The Saints are smiling down on us tonight Oh New Orleans I feel so free just standing here The Mississippi whispering in my ear Clouds are rolling over us tonight I came back to wipe your tears And I’m proud to hold your hand There’s only so much anyone could stand Oh New Orleans I’m growing weaker everyday I no longer have the strength to stay I don’t even want the chance to fight the fight But I don’t know where to go Maybe some place I could see some snow So far away from here they’ll never know There’s a hole inside my heart I don’t want you to see You’ve given me so much I only wanna give some back you see So I’m leaving here today I’m no good to anyone this way I’ve gone to save my soul and then I promise you that I’ll be back again Or maybe I could find another way Or maybe I’ll just fall asleep And when I come back I’ll find it’s just a dream Just a dream A real bad dream A terrible dream Oh New Orleans Guess that’s all that I have left to say No need to pack she took it all away But I’ll take with me the world I used to know I’ll remember that I’m still your child Carry your music each and every mile And I’ll be back when my heart learns how to smile again Until then Chorus Or maybe I could find another way