Words and music by bob dylan
Every step of the way, we walk the line
Your days are numbered, so are mine
Time is piling up, we struggle and we stray
Were all boxed in, nowhere to escape
Citys just a jungle, more games to play
Trapped in the heart of it, tryin to get away
I was raised in the country, I been working in the town
I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down
Got nothing for you, I had nothing before
Dont even have anything for myself anymore
Sky full of fire, pain pouring down
Nothing you can sell me, Ill see you around
All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime
Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in mississippi a day too long
Well, the devils in the alley, mules in the stall
Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all
I was thinking about the things that rosie said
I was dreaming I was sleeping in rosies bed
Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
Feeling like a stranger nobody sees
So many things that we never will undo
I know youre sorry, Im sorry too
Some people will offer you their hand and some wont
Last night I knew you, tonight I dont
I need something strong to distract my mind
Im 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
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in mississippi a day too long
Well my ships been split to splinters and its sinking fast
Im drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past
But my heart is not weary, its light and its free
Ive got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me
Everybodys moving, if they aint already there
Everybodys got to move somewhere
Stick with me baby, stick with me 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 youll be mine
Well, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay
You can always come back, but you cant come back all the way
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in mississippi a day too long
