Mississippi (Brooklyn Bootleg)
Circus Guy
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Every step of the way we walk the line Your days are numbered, so are mine Time is pilin' up, we struggle and we stray We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape City's just a jungle; more games to play Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away I was raised in the country, workin' in the town I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down Got nothin' for you, had nothin' before Don't even have anything for myself anymore Sky full of fire, pain pourin' down Nothing you can do to me, I'll see you around All my powers of expression, my thoughts so sublime Could never do you justice in reason or in rhyme Only one thing that I did wrong I stayed in Mississippi just a day too long Well, the devil's in the alley, the mule's in the stall Say anything you want to, I've heard it all I was thinkin' 'bout the things that Rosie said I was dreaming I was sleepin' in Rosie's bed Walkin' through the leaves, falling from the trees Feelin' like a stranger nobody sees So many things that we never will undo I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too Some people will offer you their hand and some won't Last night I knew you, now tonight I don't I need somethin' strong to distract my mind I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind I got here followin' the southern star I crossed that river just to be where you are (Right here at Freddy's!) There's only one thing (That) I did wrong I stayed in Mississippi just a day too long My ship's been split to splinters, sinkin' fast We're drownin' in poison, with no future, no past But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free I got nothin' but affection for those who sail with me Everybody movin' If they ain't already there Everyone gotta Has got to move Got to move somewhere Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow Things should start to get interesting Right about now (I promise!) My clothes are wet, tight(er) on my skin Not as tight as the corner (That) I painted myself in I know that fortune is a-waitin' to be kind So give me your hand and say you'll be mine Now the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way Only one thing we did wrong You can't say we stayed (In Freddy's) . . . too long
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Written by: Bob Dylan
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