Circus Guy - Mississippi (Brooklyn Bootleg) Lyrics

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