Bob Dylan - Mississippi Lyrics
Words and music by bob dylanEvery step of the way, we walk the lineYour days are numbered, so are mineTime is piling up, we struggle and we strayWere all boxed in, nowhere to escapeCitys just a jungle, more games to playTrapped in the heart of it, tryin to get awayI was raised in the country, I been working in the townI been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase downGot nothing for you, I had nothing beforeDont even have anything for myself anymoreSky full of fire, pain pouring downNothing you can sell me, Ill see you aroundAll my powers of expression and thoughts so sublimeCould never do you justice in reason or rhymeOnly one thing I did wrongStayed in mississippi a day too longWell, the devils in the alley, mules in the stallSay anything you wanna, I have heard it allI was thinking about the things that rosie saidI was dreaming I was sleeping in rosies bedWalking through the leaves, falling from the treesFeeling like a stranger nobody seesSo many things that we never will undoI know youre sorry, Im sorry tooSome people will offer you their hand and some wontLast night I knew you, tonight I dontI need something strong to distract my mindIm gonna look at you til my eyes go blindWell I got here following the southern starI crossed that river just to be where you areOnly one thing I did wrongStayed in mississippi a day too longWell my ships been split to splinters and its sinking fastIm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no pastBut my heart is not weary, its light and its freeIve got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with meEverybodys moving, if they aint already thereEverybodys got to move somewhereStick with me baby, stick with me anyhowThings should start to get interesting right about nowMy clothes are wet, tight on my skinNot as tight as the corner that I painted myself inI know that fortune is waiting to be kindSo give me your hand and say youll be mineWell, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clayYou can always come back, but you cant come back all the wayOnly one thing I did wrongStayed in mississippi a day too long
