If I Can Make Mississippi

If I can make Mississippi

Then I'll be alright

These ol' white lines are lonely

On this two-lane tonight

I've got just enough whiskey

To keep me warm till the mornin' light

If I can make Mississippi

Mississippi tonight

I headed out west

To seek my fortune and fame

I sure made a mess

It took it all but my name

Why I ever left?

I can never explain

If I can make Mississippi

Through this pouring rain

If I can make Mississippi

Then I'll be alright

These ol' white lines are lonely

And the headlights are bright

I've got just enough whiskey

To keep me warm till the mornin' light

If I could make Mississippi

Mississippi tonight

She said, she would wait

She said our love was strong

Well, I'm just so afraid

I've been gone for too long

When I walk through that gate

Will she be there or long, long gone?

If I can make Mississippi

If I can make it back home

If I can make Mississippi

If I can make it back home