Mississippi
Sheryl Crow"Mississippi" is a song by Sheryl Crow, released in 1999 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:10 long and contains 66 lines and 455 words.
Lyrics
0:16Every step of the way
0:18We walk the line
0:20Your days are numbered
0:22So are mine
0:24Time is piling up
0:25We struggle and we scrape
0:27All boxed in
0:29Nowhere to escape
0:35The citys just a jungle
0:41More games to play
0:43I'm trapped in the heart of it
0:44Trying to get away
0:46I was raised in the country
0:48Been working in the town
0:50I been in trouble since I
0:52Set my suitcase down
0:53I ain't got nothing for you
0:54I had nothing before
0:55Don't even have anything
0:57For myself anymore
0:58Skys full of fire
1:03And the rain is pouring down
1:05There's nothing you can sell me
1:07So I'll see you around
1:09All my powers of expression
1:11And thoughts so sublime
1:13Could never do you justice
1:15Reason or rhyme
1:17There's only one thing that I did wrong
1:21I stayed in mississippi a day too long
1:40The devils in the alley the mule kickin in the stall
1:44Say anything you wanna I've heard it all
1:48I was thinking about the things that she said
1:51I was dreaming I was sleeping in you bed
1:56Walking through the leaves falling from the trees
2:00Feel like a stranger nobody sees
2:03So many things we never will undo
2:07I know you're sorry well I'm sorry too
2:11Some people will offer you their hand and some won't
2:15Last night I knew you tonight I don't
2:19I need something strong to distract my mind
2:23I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind
2:28Well I got here following the southern star
2:31I crossed that river just to be where you are
2:34There's only one thing that I did wrong
2:38I stayed in mississippi a day too long
2:57Well my ships been split to splinters its sinking fast
3:01I'm drowning in the poison got no future got no past
3:05But my heart is not weary its light and its free
3:08I've got nothing but affection for those whove sailed with me
3:13Everybodys moving if they ain't already there
3:17Everybodys got to move somewhere
3:20Well stick with me baby anyhow
3:24Things should start to get interesting right about now
3:28My clothes are wet tight on my skin
3:32Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
3:36I know that fortune is waiting to be kind
3:39So give me your hand and say you'll be mine
3:41The emptiness is endless cold as clay
3:47You can always come back but you can't come back all the way
3:51Well there's only one thing that I did wrong
3:55I stayed in mississippi a day too long
3:58Yeah the only thing that I did wrong
4:01Was stayed in mississippi a day too long
4:06The only thing that I did wrong
4:10Was stayed in mississippi a day too long
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 All boxed in Nowhere to escape The citys just a jungle More games to play I'm trapped in the heart of it Trying to get away I was raised in the country Been working in the town I been in trouble since I Set my suitcase down I ain't got nothing for you I had nothing before Don't even have anything For myself anymore Skys full of fire And 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 so sublime Could never do you justice Reason or rhyme There's only one thing that I did wrong I stayed in mississippi a day too long The devils in the alley the mule kickin in the stall Say anything you wanna I've heard it all I was thinking about the things that she said I was dreaming I was sleeping in you 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 well 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 There's only one thing that I did wrong I stayed in mississippi a day too long Well my ships been split to splinters its sinking fast I'm drowning in the poison got no future got no past But my heart is not weary its light and its free I've got nothing but affection for those whove sailed with me Everybodys moving if they ain't already there Everybodys got to move somewhere Well 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 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 clay You can always come back but you can't come back all the way Well there's only one thing that I did wrong I stayed in mississippi a day too long Yeah the only thing that I did wrong Was stayed in mississippi a day too long The only thing that I did wrong Was stayed in mississippi a day too long
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