| The Benjy Davis Project – Mississippi Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"Beggars can't be choosers But I choose to be a beggar So I'm always on the move my heart is always on the mend" Benjy decided to be a musician, and this require that he travels all over. Unfortunately he is leaving the places and people that he loves, and his heart is constantly healing from this. "Hailstorms, rain, and snow, I go No hurricane can stop me, no It's up and over and back down home again" Nothing stops him from traveling anywhere and everywhere and eventually back home "We played Memphis last night, It was fine Next stop on the tour is bound to hold my peace of mind" Playing in memphis was just ok, but maybe his next stop will be better. Mississippi is just a short drive from memphis "Oh, It always puts A smile on my face and it's the first time I've been back here since the last time that I came And I think you're really pretty and that's all I'm gonna say Did you miss me? Did you miss me, Mississippi? Would you kiss me if I stayed?" Benjy is personifying the state of Mississippi as if it were a beautiful girl. "That house was built before the first world war and I can see her now standing on the porch that baby boy's daddy's going to fight and She hopes and prays that he'll come home and they'll be happy and lord, Lord, I pray that she's right" Maybe a scene that Benjy sees play out the last time he was in Mississippi. A husband going off to war, and the wife on the front porch praying. "Wind's blowin' thru the trees Oh, it feels like heaven's breathin' down on me" I like this line, and it's pretty self explanatory "I have to leave you in the morning That old 55 to 12 But I'll be back again before the leaves turn orange So, I'll say goodbye for now" Benjy is leaving Mississippi and driving south down Interstate 55 to Interstate 12 that would take him back home to Louisiana |
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