ghosts of mississippi

Singer:steeldrivers, the

late one night behind corn whiskey

i fell asleep with a guitar in my hand

i dreamed about the ghosts of mississippi

and the blues came walkin' like a man

without a word i passed that guitar over

he tuned it up like i'd never seen

a crooked smile was his expression

then he closed his eyes and began to sing

oh lord

why have you forsaken me?

got me down in mississippi where i don't want to be

oh lord

why have you forsaken me?

got me down in mississippi where i don't want to be

when i woke up i looked into the mirror

i saw no reflection for a while

but as my eyes came into focus

i recognized that crooked smile

oh lord

why have you forsaken me?

got me down in mississippi where i don't want to be

oh lord

why have you forsaken me?

got me down in mississippi where i don't want to be

late one night behind corn whiskey

i fell asleep with a guitar in my hand

i dreamed about the ghosts of mississippi

and the blues came walkin' like a man

oh lord

why have you forsaken me?

got me down in mississippi where i don't want to be

oh lord

why have you forsaken me?

got me down in mississippi where i don't want to be

oh lord

why have you forsaken me?

got me down in mississippi where i don't want to be

oh lord

why have you forsaken me?

got me down in mississippi where i don't want to be

i don't want to be

well

i don't want to be

i don't want to be