Mississippi

[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

All boxed in, nowhere to escape

[Verse 2]

The city's just a jungle, more games to play

I'm trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away

I was raised in the country,  een workin' in the town

I been in trouble since I set my suitcase down

[Verse 3]

I ain't got nothing for you, I had nothing before

Don't even have anything for myself anymore

Sky's full of fire and the rain is pourin' down

There's nothin' you can sell me, so I'll see you around

[Verse 4]

All my powers of expression

And thoughts so sublime

Could never do you justice

Reason or rhyme

[Refrain]

Well, there's only one thing that I did wrong

I stayed in Mississippi a day too long

[Verse 5]

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

Say anything you wanna, I've heard it all

I was thinkin' about the things that she said

I was dreamin' I was sleepin' in your bed

[Verse 6]

Walkin' through the leaves, fallin' from the trees

Feel like a stranger nobody sees

So many things we never will undo

I know you're sorry, well, 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 somethin' strong to distract my mind

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

[Verse 8]

Well, I got here, followin' the southern star

I crossed that river just to be where you are

[Refrain]

There's only one thing that I did wrong

I stayed in Mississippi a day too long

[Verse 9]

Well, my ship's been split to splinters

It's sinkin' fast

I'm drownin' in the poison

Got no future, got no past

But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free

I've got nothin' but affection for those who've sailed with me

[Verse 10]

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

Everybody's gotta move somewhere

Well, stick with me, baby, anyhow

Things should start to get interesting right about now

[Verse 11]

Well, my clothes are wet, they're tight on my skin

Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in

I know that fortune is waiting to be kind

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

[Verse 12]

The emptiness is endless, cold as clay

You can always come back

But you can't come back all the way

[Refrain]

Well, there's only one thing that I did wrong

I stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Yeah, the only one thing that I did wrong

I stayed in Mississippi a day too long

The only one thing that I did wrong

I stayed in Mississippi a day too long (Woo)