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
<Interlude>
Well, the devil's in the alley,
mule's 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
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
<Interlude>
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's moving,
if they ain't already there
Everybody's 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