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 ♪ 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 ♪ 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 ♪ 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