Mississippi

Every step of the way we walk the line
 Your days are numbered, so are mine
 Time is piling up, we struggle and we stray
 We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape
 City's just a jungle, more games to play
 Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away
 I was raised in the country, I been working in the town
 I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down
 Got nothing for you, I had nothing before
 Don't even have anything for myself anymore
 Sky full of fire, pain pouring down
 Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around
 All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime
 Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme
 Only one thing I did wrong
 Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
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 Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall
 Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all
 I was thinking 'bout the things that Rosie said
 I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's bed
 Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
 Feeling like a stranger nobody sees
 So many things that we never will undo
 I know you're sorry, 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
 Only one thing I did wrong
 Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
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 Well, my ship's been split to splinters and 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 all those who sailed with me
 Everybody moving, if they ain't already there
 Everybody got to move somewhere
 Stick with me baby, stick with me 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
 Well, 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