Every step of the way we walk the line
Your days are numbered, so are mine
Time is piling up, we struggle and we scrape
We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape
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City's just a jungle, more games to play
I'm trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away
I was raised in the country, been working in the town
I've been in trouble since I set my suitcase down
And I got nothing for you, I had nothing before
Don't even have anything for myself anymore
Sky's full of fire annd the rain is pouring down
There's nothing you can sell me so I'll see you around
All my powers of expression and thoughts too sublime
Could never do you justice, no reason or rhyme
Well there's only one thing I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long
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Devil's in the alley, mule kickin' in the stall
Say anything you wanna, I've heard it all
I was thinking about the things that you said
I was dreaming I was sleeping in your bed
Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
Feelin' like a stranger nobody sees
Well so many things we never will undo
I know you're sorry, well I'm sorry too
Some people 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
I got here, from the southern star
I crossed that river just to be where you are
There's only one thing I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long
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Well my ship's been split to splinters, it's sinking fast
I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past
But my eyeline's not movin', it's mine, it's free
I've got nothing but affection for those who've sailed with me
And everybody's moving if they ain't already there
Everybody's got to move somewhere
Well stick with me baby anyhow
Things should start to get interesting right about now
And my clothes are wet, they're 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
Emptiness is endless, cold as grey
You can always go back, but you can't go back all the way
Yeah, there's only one thing I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long
Yeah, the only thing that I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long
Yeah, the only thing that I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long