Muddy Mississippi - Reba McEntire

I can hardly see my face in the waters of the muddy mississippi

But i can see the shadows of the cotton wood standing over me The morning sun would find me Swinging from the rope that’s hanging free

And i drop in to the waters

And go swimming in the muddy mississippi

A boy came to the delta

And we would swing together from that tree

I could see my dreams in his eyes

As he held on to me

Swinging in the sunlight

Loving in the shadows

Wild and free

And i made him promise he would take me Down to new orleans

Bright lights of the city made my red dress and shoes look brand new

While he worked the night shift

I turned on and i turned loose

I lost my pride i lost my man

I did things a girl like me shouldn’t do Now i can’t face this living

With the swelling signs of new life

Showing through

I can hardly see my face in the waters of the muddy mississippi

But i can see the shadows of the cotton wood standing over me The morning sun would find me Hanging from the rope that’s swinging free

And i’ll swing for the last time over the waters

Of the muddy mississippi

Yeah the muddy mississippi