Things should start to get interesting right about now
I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind
Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away
I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's bed
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow
Got nothing for you, I had nothing before
Time is piling up, we struggle and we stray
I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me
We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape
So give me your hand and say you'll be mine
Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme
Everybody's moving, if they ain't already there
All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime
Well, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay
Well I got here following the southern star
I was raised in the country, I been working in the town
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around
Well my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking fast
My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
So many things that we never will undo
Last night I knew you, tonight I don't
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
Feeling like a stranger nobody sees
I know that fortune is waiting to be kind
I was thinking about the things that Rosie said
I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down
Only one thing I did wrong
I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past
Some people will offer you their hand and some won't
Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall
City's just a jungle, more games to play
Don't even have anything for myself anymore
But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free
I crossed that river just to be where you are
Everybody's got to move somewhere
I need something strong to distract my mind
Only one thing I did wrong
You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way
I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too
Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all
Sky full of fire came pouring down
Only one thing I did wrong
