Mississippi

Song Mississippi
Artist Bob Dylan
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Lyrics

[00:06.03] Every step of the way, we walk the line
[00:12.06] Your days are numbered, so are mine
[00:18.87] Time is piling up, we struggle and we stray
[00:24.96] We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape
[00:31.22] City's just a jungle, more games to play
[00:37.47] Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away
[00:42.73] I was raised in the country, I been working in the town
[00:49.33] I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down
[00:55.54] Got nothing for you, I had nothing before
[01:01.52] Don't even have anything for myself anymore
[01:07.80] Sky full of fire, Pain pouring down
[01:13.63] Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around
[01:19.77] All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime
[01:25.80] Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme
[01:31.85] Only one thing I did wrong
[01:37.57] Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
[01:50.47] Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall
[01:56.53] Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all
[02:02.26] I was thinking about the things that Rosie said
[02:07.76] I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's bed
[02:14.27] Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
[02:20.29] Feeling like a stranger nobody sees
[02:26.06] So many things that we never will undo
[02:32.40] I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too
[02:38.43] Some people will offer you their hand and some won't
[02:44.61] Last night I knew you, tonight I don't
[02:50.30] I need something strong to distract my mind
[02:56.02] I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind
[03:02.18] Well I got here following the southern star
[03:08.28] I crossed that river just to be where you are
[03:14.13] Only one thing I did wrong
[03:19.30] Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
[03:31.66] Well my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking fast
[03:38.03] I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past
[03:44.24] But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free
[03:50.17] I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me
[03:56.62] Everybody's moving, if they ain't already there
[04:01.95] Everybody's got to move somewhere
[04:07.93] Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow
[04:13.45] Things should start to get interesting right about now
[04:19.86] My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
[04:25.33] Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
[04:31.05] I know that fortune is waiting to be kind
[04:37.37] So give me your hand and say you'll be mine
[04:43.58] Well, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay
[04:49.61] You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way
[04:55.29] Only one thing I did wrong
[05:01.01] Stayed in Mississippi a day too long