I was born down in Mississippi, where the river runs so deep
But now I'm feelin’ so hurt, Oh Lord, I can’t even sleep
She took my heart and broke it, left me cryin’ all alone
Now I'm packin’ up my bags, tryin’ to find my way back home

Oh Lord, I'm hurtin’, this pain cuts to the bone
I said goodbye to her love, now the road is all I own
Mississippi’s callin’, it’s where I’ll make my stand
Goin’ back to the Delta, with a guitar in my hand

I remember the nights, the moonlight on her face
But goodbye came too easy, and now I'm missin’ her embrace
The whistle of the train, it’s the soundtrack of my pain
Every mile closer to home, I feel that blues again

The crossroads are behind me, but the devil left his mark
I'm searchin’ for the daylight, lost in this endless dark
Mississippi, take me, to the place I used to know
Where the blues heal the broken, and the river softly flows

Mississippi nights, Oh Lord, I'm comin’ home
Where the blues and the river never leave a man alone