Reba McEntire — Muddy Mississippi

[Chorus] I can hardly see my face in the waters of the muddy Mississippi But I can see the shadows of the cotton wood standing over me The morning sun would find me Swinging from the rope that's hanging free And I drop in to the waters And go swimming in the muddy Mississippi [Verse] A boy came to the Delta And we would swing together from that tree I could see my dreams in his eyes As he held on to me Swinging in the sunlight Loving in the shadows Wild and free And I made him promise he would take me Down to New Orleans [Verse 2] Bright lights of the city made my red dress and shoes look brand new While he worked the night shift I turned on and I turned loose I lost my pride I lost my man I did things a girl like me shouldn't do Now I can't face this living With the swelling signs of new life Showing through [Chorus] I can hardly see my face in the waters of the muddy Mississippi But I can see the shadows of the cotton wood standing over me The morning sun would find me Swinging from the rope that's hanging free And I drop in to the waters And go swimming in the muddy Mississippi