I've been thinkin' about the river
And my years there on the other side
It's gotten me wishin' I hadn't come back home
'Cause the pieces just don't fall in line

This town's a stranger and it's left me far behind

Mississippi rain, you keep falling down
And the river gets wider each day
I'll be moving on, I can't stay around
And I can't go back to yesterday

The river's much too wide
The river's much too wide

I left home, started travelin'
I became a southern wind
And now no longer do I belong here
I can never be a part of it again

This town's a stranger and it's left me far behind

Mississippi rain, you keep falling down
And the river gets wider each day
I'll be moving on, I can't stay around
And I cannot go back to yesterday
The river's much too wide
The river's much too wide

Rain, you keep fallin'
Rain, you keep fallin'
Rain, you keep fallin'
The river's much too wide