[Verse 1]
Every step of the way
We walk the line
Your days are numbered
But so are mine
Time is piling up
We struggle and we scrape
We're all boxed in
With nowhere to escape

[Verse 2]
The city's just a jungle
It's got more games to play
We're trapped in the heart of it
Always tryin' to get away
I was raised in the country
But I been working in the town
I've been in trouble ever since
I set my suitcase down

[Verse 3]
I've got nothing' for you
I had nothin' before
I don't even have anything
For myself anymore
The sky's full of fire
And there's pain pouring down
There's nothing you can sell me
So I'll see you around
[Verse 4]
All my powers of expression
My thoughts so sublime
Could never do you justice
In reason or rhyme
There's only one thing
That I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long

[Verse 5]
The devil is in the alleyway
Mule's kicking in the stall
Say anything you want to
I have heard it all
I was thinking about the things
That Rosie said
I was dreaming that I was sleeping in Miss Rosie's bed

[Verse 6]
I went walking through the leaves
That are falling from the trees
Feeling like a stranger
That nobody sees
So many things
That we never will undo
I know you're sorry, babe
But I'm sorry too
[Verse 7]
Some people will offer you their hand
And some won't
Last night I knew you
But tonight I don't
I need something strong
To distract my mind
So I'm gonna look at you
'Til my eyes they go blind

[Verse 8]
I got here by following
The southern star
And I'd cross 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

[Verse 9]
My ship's been split to splinters
And now it's sinkin' fast
I'm drowning in the poison
Got no future, got no past
But my heart is not weary
Oh no it's light and it's free
'Cause I've got nothing but affection
For all those who've sailed with me
[Verse 10]
Everybody's moving
If they ain't already there
Suppose everybody's got to move
To somewhere
Oh but stick with me, baby
Just stick with me anyhow
'Cause things oughta start to get interesting
Right about now

[Verse 11]
My clothes are wet
They're tight on my skin
Not as tight as this corner
That I've painted myself in
I know that fortune
She's just waiting to be kind
So give me your hand and then say that you'll be mine

[Verse 12]
The emptiness is endless
And it's as cold as the clay
You can always come back
But you can't come back all the way
There's only one thing
That I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long