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Mississippi Avenue
Alone, it’s 5 AM
And you’ve got a dying recollection 
Of the room that you was in

And on your lips and tongue, the stain
Of sin and spirits bleeding
There’s a missed call on the telephone
You’ve got a bad feeling

The promise of the evening
It only goes so far
Then you’re out there on the avenue
Taking whatever’s having you

Deep down believing
This wasn’t in the cards
But you’re a fool for the dream…
Yeah the dream dies hard

She handed you a whiskey
She handed you a kiss
She promised you her body
And led you by the wrist

Down alleyways to basement doors 
Somehow you had the key
And you emerge with one less day
One more dark memory

The promise of forever
It only goes so far
Another night, another love
Not much to speak of

No stranger to deception
Yet somehow there you are
Still dreaming of forever…
Yeah the dream dies hard

Past rain battered bodegas
The Mississippi slides
Past river towns and shanty bars
Gambling with the tide

And I followed my reason
And I followed my heart
Now I just follow the river
Getting further from the start

The promises they make you
They’ll get you good and far
When you’re out there on the river
And she’s taken all you’ve given her

And the dream has forsaken you
And left you in the dark
Just trying to wake up
From a dream…

Mississippi Avenue
Ain’t nothing but a dream
If one thing is for certain
It’s that things ain’t what they seem

‘Cause this life is a jungle
And you don’t aim to leave
‘Cause there ain’t nothing out there
Or so you believe

The promise of the avenue
Will get you good and far
But the Mississippi needs out
And one day it’s gonna bleed out

Maybe then redeem you 
Of your sins, your lucky stars
When the dream dies, baby
The dream dies

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from Deep in the Pocket, Still No Change, released December 1, 2016

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