"Eloise" lyrics

Eloise, she was a heavenly girl, but her daddy was a rambling dog
He made his money selling methamphetamine
And her daddy got in trouble with the law
And every night she'd get down on her knees and pray
But the Lord would never answer her prayers
Eloise, she'd wake up early in the morning
But only her and her mama were there

She'd want to run...

Eloise, she met a boy after school, riding round in a '70 Chevelle
Making love when her mama wasn't home, she was on the town raising hell
And every night she'd get down on her knees and call
And that boy would never answer the phone
Eloise, she'd wake up early in the morning
Gonna have to raise the baby alone

She'd want to run...
She'd want to run, run, run...
Down to Oklahoma
Down to New Orleans
California in the morning in a limousine

And every night she'd hear the train around the bend
But she could never leave the baby alone
Eloise, she had to make it
She was on her own

Eloise, she worked the pole at the club
Doing tricks behind the bar to pay the bills
Her mama died when she was driving down the road
Drinking alcohol and taking pills
And every night, she'd get down on her knees and cry
With that .45 pressed to her head
She'd wake up early in the morning with her child
And she'd thank the Lord she wasn't dead

She'd want to run...
She'd want to run...
She'd want to run, run, run...
Down to Oklahoma, maybe New Orleans
California in the morning in a limousine

And every night she'd hear that train around the bend
But she would never leave the baby alone
Eloise, she had to make it
She was on her own