Mississippi (Version 2)

[Verse 1]

Every step of the way we walk the line

Your days are numbered, so are mine

Time is pilin' up, we struggle and we scrape

We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape

[Verse 2]

City's just a jungle, more games to play

Trapped in the heart of it, gotta get away

I was raised in the country, been a-workin' in the town

Been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down

[Verse 3]

Got nothin' for you, Had nothin' before

Don't evеn have anything for myself anymore

Sky's full of firе, pain is pourin' down

Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around

[Verse 4]

All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime

Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme

Only one thing that I did wrong

Stayed in Mississippi just a day too long

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]

Well, the devil's in the alley, mule kickin' in the stall

Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all

I was thinkin' 'bout the things that Rosie said

I was dreamin' I was sleepin' in Rosie's bed

[Verse 6]

Walking through the leaves fallin' from the trees

Feel like a stranger here nobody sees

So many things we never will undo

I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too

[Verse 7]

Some people will offer you their hand and some won't

Last night I knew you, tonight I don't

I need something strong to distract my mind

I'm gonna look at you until my eyes go blind

[Verse 8]

Got here followin' the southern star

I crossed that river just to be where you are

Only one thing I did wrong

Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 9]

Well, my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinkin' fast

I'm drownin' in the poison, got no future, got no past

My heart is not weary, it's light and it's free

Got nothing but affection for all those who've sailed with me

[Verse 10]

Everybody's movin' if they ain't already there

Everybody's moving, everybody got to move somewhere

Stick with me, baby, anyhow

Things should start to get interestin' right about now

[Verse 11]

My clothes are wet and they're tight on my skin

Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in

I know fortune is waitin' to be kind

So give me your hand and say you'll be mine

[Verse 12]

The emptiness is endless, cold as the clay

You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way

Only one thing I did wrong

Stayed in Mississippi a day too long