"Mississippi In July" lyrics

These Delta roads, everyone I know by the cotton fields and railroad tracks
It's more than just the heat, most folks who get the chance to leave don't come back
Last time I thought about you in a wedding dress I would've been holdin' your hand
But at seventeen, you promise things that you don't really understand

Mississippi in July
Magnolia moonlight
The warm wind was just right
For staying up all night
And lettin' love fly
Mississippi in July

My heart might as well be one of those cans tied to the back of your limousine
It was hangin' by a thread, so I went ahead and cut the string
If I asked you way back when, if you'd take my hand, would you say "I do"?
I'm supposed to hope you're happy, but letting go don't feel the way it's supposed to

Mississippi in July
Magnolia moonlight
The warm wind was just right
For staying up all night
And lettin' love fly
Mississippi in July

Magnolia moonlight
The warm wind was just right for staying up all night
But some memories never die
Honeysuckle kisses
If I could live on wishes, I'd stay here all the time
Oh, Mississippi in July, Mississippi in July

These Delta roads, everyone I know by the cotton fields and railroad tracks