Mister and Mississippi

I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO SITTING BY THE FIRE IN MY WINTER COAT BURNING ALL THE LETTERS SHE WROTE AS TIME GOES BY, WE FIGHT AND I CRY FOR YOU I FEEL AWAKE AND ALIVE AS I WHIPE THE TEARS FROM MY EYES I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO WHEN WE TRY TO TALK YOU STA

She cuts through the ropes She pours down the rain An ocean filled with tears Will wash away the pain Fallin' to my knees Beggin' you, baby please Blame it all on me And calm down.... She's burried in the sand On the island of silhouettes While I'm f

We walked along the eastern shore And sailed across the open sea, sea I drift along the golden sun Whispering to silent trees, trees Looking for a sign With a heavy heart and a worried mind Kneel before the king Kiss his diamond ring You're all I've

See me standing here singing you my song. I follow a dream it is what brought me home. (See,) see me See me as I am as I'm tearing down my walls I've come to understand There is nothing left at all. (See,) see me (See,) see me I'm on top of the world

I can't recall my mother, I don't remember dad Mister and Mississippi was all I ever had Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home My cradle was the river, my school a river boat My teacher was a gam