Along the Mississippi
Grew up in a factory town
With the water towers lookin' down
On the railroad tracks and broken backs
That built it
Well, the highways ran past the paper mills
And liquor bottles lined the windowsills
Where we all looked out at the dreams
That we were chasin'
All along the Mississippi
Along the Mississippi
We got high on the Mississippi
We made love
On the Mississippi
Well, my father worked as a prison guard
He worked long
He worked hard
Swallowin' pride so that I could survive, now
All along the Mississippi
Along the Mississippi
Got high on the Mississippi
We made love
On the Mississippi
Well, the snow came late in the fall
I was a long-haired boy with my back to the wall
With an old piano to keep for company
With an old piano to keep for company
Hey now, now now, now now
All along the Mississippi
Along the Mississippi
We got high on the Mississippi
We made love on the Mississippi
Float down on the Mississippi
Drown on the Mississippi
We got high on the Mississippi
We made love
On the Mississippi
With the water towers lookin' down
On the railroad tracks and broken backs
That built it
Well, the highways ran past the paper mills
And liquor bottles lined the windowsills
Where we all looked out at the dreams
That we were chasin'
All along the Mississippi
Along the Mississippi
We got high on the Mississippi
We made love
On the Mississippi
Well, my father worked as a prison guard
He worked long
He worked hard
Swallowin' pride so that I could survive, now
All along the Mississippi
Along the Mississippi
Got high on the Mississippi
We made love
On the Mississippi
Well, the snow came late in the fall
I was a long-haired boy with my back to the wall
With an old piano to keep for company
With an old piano to keep for company
Hey now, now now, now now
All along the Mississippi
Along the Mississippi
We got high on the Mississippi
We made love on the Mississippi
Float down on the Mississippi
Drown on the Mississippi
We got high on the Mississippi
We made love
On the Mississippi
Credits
Writer(s): Gentry Bronson
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