Mississippi In July

These delta roads, everyone I know

By the cotton fields and railroad tracks

It's more than just the heat, most folks

Who would get the chance to leave but don't come back

Last time I thought about you in a wedding dress

I would've been holding your hand

But at seventeen you promise things

That you don't really understand

Mississippi in July, magnolia moonlight

The warm wind was just right for staying up all night

And letting love fly; Mississippi in July

My heart might as well be one of those canes

Tied to the back of your limousine

It was hanging by a thread, so I went ahead

And cut the string

If I asked you way back when, if you'd take my hand

Would you say "I do"?

I'm supposed to hope you're happy

But letting go don't feel the way it's supposed to

Mississippi in July, magnolia moonlight

The warm wind was just right for staying up all night

And letting love fly; Mississippi in July

Magnolia moonlight

The warm wind was just right for staying up all night

But some memories never die, honeysuckle kisses

If I could live on wishes, I'd stay here all the time

Oh, Mississippi in July

Mississippi in July

These delta roads, everyone I know

By the cotton fields and railroad tracks