Bus to Baton Rouge Lucinda Williams

I had to go back to that house one more time
To see if Camellias were in bloom
For so many reasons, it's been on my mind
The house on Belmont Avenue

Built up on cinderblocks off of the ground
What with the rain and the soft swampy land
By the sweet honeysuckle that grew all around
Were switches when we were bad

I took a bus to Baton Rouge
I took a bus to Baton Rouge

All the front rooms were kept closed off
I never liked to go in there much
Sometimes the doors, they'd be locked
'Cause there were precious things that I couldn't touch

The company couch covered in plastic
Books about being saved
The dining room table nobody ate at
The piano that nobody played

I took a bus to Baton Rouge
I took a bus to Baton Rouge