[Verse 1] The Mississippi moves A whole lot slower than you think Ive been to Memphis and rode it Clean down to New Orleans Id bet a Ben Franklin Ive seen The whole world in between But I aint seen you in God knows when [Verse 2] Too much of that bootleg liquor Not near enough champagne Too much of that dust bowl love And not near enough Delta rain I shed too many tears last I smelled em burnin the cane But I aint held you in God knows when [Chorus] We had a love that we held true I dont know how it slipped away You always had good sense bout when to leave I wish you knew something bout when to stay [Verse 3] Power lines went down in hell Cause they had an ice storm again The devil he cursed TVA And now hes headed down south of I10 You aint been back so you must have Cut some kind of deal with him Cause hells froze over since God knows when You might also like[Chorus] We had a love that we held true I dont know how it slipped away You always had good sense bout when to leave God I wish you knew something bout when to stay [Outro] The Mississippi moves A whole lot sadder than you think You cry tears in Memphis They hit bottom south of New Orleans You wont feel redemption Til they mingle in the warm Gulf Stream And that aint gonna happen til God knows when It aint gonna happen til God knows when I aint gonna hold you til God knows when, yeah Til God knows when, babe til God knows when All right, come on
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