LOCATION: Vivian, Louisiana
PERIOD: 1960s
DRAMATIS PERSONAE: Michael James “Sarge” Broussard (1948-2014); D.W. Washington (1949-2011)
Home to Mike “Sarge” Broussard and D.W. Washington, Vivian is a moderately small town in Northwest Louisiana. As is true for many small towns the people live basic lives, centered on family, work, and church.
VIVIAN, LOUISIANA
(F. D. Leone, Jr.)
Down on Pine St. folks will stop and say hello
To Sarge and D.W. at the Texaco
When Sarge lost Marie they all came by
With their fried chicken and strawberry pie
Big hearts in a small town
Big hearts beating on and on
Town seems bigger when they are around
Smaller when they’re gone
Vivian’s called the “Heart of the ArkLaTex”
Just a little town without enough paychecks
Louisiana Redbud Vivian celebrates
Every March with a parade and pancakes
Big hearts in a small town
Big hearts beating on and on
Town seems bigger when they are around
Smaller when they’re gone
Big hearts in a small town
Big hearts beating on and on
Town seems bigger when they are around
Smaller when they’re gone
© 2019 Frank David Leone, Jr./Highway 80 Music (ASCAP). The songs and stories on the Highway 80 Stories website are works of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
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