Mississippi - Outtake Version 2 from 'Time Out Of Mind' sessions

Every step of the way, we walk the line
 Your days are numbered, so are mine
 Time is piling up, we struggle and we scrap
 All boxed in, nowhere to escape
 The city's just a jungle, more games to play
 But trapped in the heart of it, I'm tryin' to get away
 I was raised in the country, I've been working in the town
 I've been in trouble since I set my suitcase down
 Ain't got nothing for you, I had nothing before
 Don't even have anything for myself anymore
 Skies full of fire, and the pain is pouring down
 There's nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around
 All my powers of expression and thoughts are so sublime
 Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme
 There's only one thing I did wrong
 Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
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 The devil's in the alley, and the mule's kickin' in the stall
 Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all
 I was thinking about the things that Rosie said
 I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's 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, 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
 The only one thing I did wrong
 Is stayin' 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 alight and it's free
 I got nothing but affection for those who sailed with me
 Everybody moving, if they ain't already there
 Everybody got to move somewhere
 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've 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 the clay
 You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way
 There's only one thing I did wrong
 Stayed in Mississippi a day too long