Mississippi (Outtake from 'Time Out Of Mind' Sessions, Version 3)

I'm standin' in the shadows with an achin' heart
I'm lookin' at the world tear itself apart
And it's turned to hours, hours turned to days
I'm still lovin' you in a million ways

Well the devil's in the alley, there's a mule kickin' in the stall
Say anythin' you wanna, I have heard it all
I was raised in the country, I've been workin' in the town
I've been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down

Well I ain't got nothin' for you, I had nothing before
Don't even have anythin' for myself anymore
The sky's full of fire, pain is pourin' down
There's nothin' you can sell me, I'll see you around

Well, I got here followin' the southern star
I crossed that river just to be where you are
There's only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Well I've been lovin' you too long, I know you ain't no good
It don't make any better difference to me, don't see why it should
I was thinkin' about the things that Rosie said
I was dreamin' I was sleepin' in Rosie's bed

Well I'm walkin' through the leaves, fallin' from the trees
I feel like a stranger, nobody sees
So many things, 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, tonight I don't
I need somethin' strong to distract my mind
I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind

Well everybody's movin', God knows where
But I'm still here and you're still there
Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Well, my ship's been split to splinters, and it's sinkin' fast
I'm drownin' in the poison, got no future, got no past
But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free
I got nothing but affection for those who have sailed with me

Winter goes into Summer, Summer goes into Fall
I look into the mirror, don't see anything at all
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow
Things should start to get interestin' right about now

My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
Not as tight as the corner that I've painted myself in
I know fortune is waitin' to be kind
So give me your hand and say you'll be mine

The emptiness is endless, cold as the clay
You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way
The only one thing that I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long