My Mississippi

I traded a '57 Chevy for my first guitar And Daddy said I was crazy 'cause that was a helluva car When I played "Love Me Tender" on that Fender And the music came pourin' out of my hands and heart He knew it was worth it and so did I 'Cause sometimes, some things don't have a price So, I learned to play all my heroes' songs And I finally got around to writin' a few of my own The songs got better, I put a band together And we played our first gig at a little club in McComb When I walked on stage and opened my mouth I started to sing and you came pouring out Ooh, ooh Mississippi You know how hard it was for me to leave Ooh, ooh Mississippi I miss you I hope you miss me My Mississippi So, I packed my Delta dreams and came to Music City Brought a whole lot of me, a little Presley and some Twitty I came here to make it but if I don't I can take it Just as long as I have you with me I know I'm gonna be strong enough 'Cause I've got your mud in my blood