Mississipi     
             
every step of the way 
we walk the line 
your days are numbered 
so are mine 

time is piling up 
we struggle and we scrape 
all boxed in 
nowhere to escape 

the city's just a jungle 
more games to play 
i'm trapped in the heart of it 
trying to get away 

i was raised in the country 
been working in the town 
i been in trouble since i 
set my suitcase down 

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 pouring down 
there's nothing you can sell me 
so i'll see you around 

all my powers of expression 
and thoughts so sublime 
could never do you justice 
reason or rhyme 
there's only one thing that i did wrong 
i stayed in mississippi a day too long 

the devil's in the alley the mule kickin' in the stall 
say anything you wanna i've heard it all 
i was thinking about the things that she said 
i was dreaming i was sleeping in you bed 

walking through the leaves falling 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 

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 'til my eyes go blind 

well i got here following the southern star 
i crossed that river just to be where you are 
there's only one thing that i did wrong 
i stayed in mississippi a day too long 

well my ship's been split to splinters it's sinking fast 
i'm drowning 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 nothing but affection for those who've sailed with me 

everybody's moving if they ain't already there 
everybody's got to move somewhere 
well stick with me baby anyhow 
things should start to get interesting right about now 

my clothes are wet 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 

the emptiness is endless cold as clay 
you can always come back but you can't come back all the way 
well there's only one thing that i did wrong 
i stayed in mississippi a day too long 
yeah the only thing that i did wrong 
was stayed in mississippi a day too long 
the only thing that i did wrong 
was stayed in mississippi a day too long 


             
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