Lyric Going Down To Mississipi

I m going down to Mississipi
I m going down a southern road
And if you never see me again
Remember that I had to go
Remember that I had to go

It s a long road down to Mississipi
It s a short road back the other way
If the cops pull you over to the side of the road
You won t have nothing to say
No, you won t have nothing to say

There s a man waiting down in Mississippi
And he s waiting with a rifle in his hand
And he s looking down the road for an out-of-state car
And he thinks he s fighting for his land
Yes, he thinks he s fighting for his land

And he won t know the clothes I m wearing
And he doesn t know the name that I own
But his gun is large and his hate is hard
And he knows I m coming down the road
Yes, he knows I m coming down the road

It s not for the glory that I m leaving
It s not trouble that I m looking for
But there s lots of good work calling me down
And The waiting won t do no more
No, The waiting won t do no more

Don t call me the brave one for going
No, don t pin a medal to my name
For even if there was any choice to make
I d be going down just the same
I d be going down just the same

For someone s got to go to mississipi
Just as sure as there s a right and there s a wrong
Even though you say the time will change
That time is just too long
That time is just too long

So I m going down to Mississipi
I m going down a southern road
And if you never see me again
Remember that I had to go
Remember that I had to go