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 a town
I been in trouble since I
set my suitcase down and
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
My powers of expression
and thoughts too sublime
Could never do you justice
No reason or rhyme
Well there's only one thing
I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi
a day too long
Devil's in the alley
Mule kickin' in the stall
Say anything you wanna
I heard it all
I was thinking about the things
that you said
I was dreaming
I was sleeping in your bed
Walking through the leaves
Falling from the trees
Feelin' like a stranger
nobody sees
Well so many things
we never will undo
I know you're sorry
Well I'm sorry too well
Some people 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
I got here
from the southern star
I crossed that river
just to be where you are
There's only one thing
I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi
a day too long woo
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 island's not movin'
It's mine it's free
I've got nothing
but affection for those who've
sailed with me yeah
Everybody's moving
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 and
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 written to be kind
So give me your hand
and say you'll be mine
Emptiness is endless
Cold is gray
You can always come back
But you can't
come back all the way
Yeah there's only one thing
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 yeah
The only thing
that I did wrong
was stayed in Mississippi
a day too long woo