[Verse 1]
Down a gravel road where the cotton grows,
The fields stretch wide where the river flows.
Catfish jump in the evening light,
Mississippi dreams keep me warm at night.
[Verse 2]
The porch swing creaks, and the screen door slams,
Grandma's sweet tea in a weathered hand.
The Delta sun paints the sky blood-red,
In this Cotton State, I lay my head.
[Chorus]
Mississippi, you're my heart, my home,
From the gravel roads to the highways I roam.
Where the catfish bite and the cotton sways,
Living free in your Southern embrace.
[Verse 3]
Church bells ring on a Sunday morn',
The gospel soothes where the soul feels worn.
Pecan trees shade the old dirt lane,
Mississippi's calling, sweet and plain.
[Bridge]
From the swamps to the hills, the blues to the breeze,
This land holds a spirit that sets you at ease.
With every step, I feel the ground hum,
This is where I'm from, where my heartstrings strum.
[Verse 4]
The riverboat whistles, the twilight hums,
Fireflies dance when the nightfall comes.
Paved highways take me far and wide,
But Mississippi stays right by my side.