Josh Kelley Mississippi River Girl song lyrics

She would sit alone by the bank

Always coming home so late

She? d take off all her clothes and jump in

I? d be giving up, man, if she? d be giving in

Baby, let me dry your hair

I got some clothes that you can wear

Over there on the bed

And I? d always forgive her

But the Mississippi river never did

She? d sit out on the dock and put her feet in

She was skipping rocks

And she was skipping school again

She stole my only cigarettes

She smoked the whole pack one by one

Light 'em up and put 'em to her lips

And I? d always forgive her

But the Mississippi river never did

She was always running away

No matter how hard I tried, she would never stay

And I wish that she would run to me

Like the Mississippi river is running towards the sea

And now my poor heart is on the mend

And I? ll always be with her

Because the Mississippi river never ends

I? ll always be with her

Because the Mississippi river never ends