Mississippi

We started out in Temple, Texas, just trying to survive

Sleeping underneath the bridge, but you kept my hope alive

You wrapped your arms around me, protective and so strong

My handsome, solid man, I knew exactly where I belonged

You’ve always been so different from the rest

Even in the darkest nights, I knew that I was blessed

I’m gonna love you through the ups and the downs

Through the good and the bad, when you leave or you're around

You’re smart and you’re brave, you always make me smile

I’m gonna miss you when you go back to Texas for a while

But distance can’t erase the promises we made

Mississippi, my heart is yours, it’s never gonna fade

We had to face the separation, you locked behind a door

But we talked every single day, and I only loved you more

We made our plans over the phone for a better life to live

Then you got sick in that hospital bed, with nothing left to give

You almost slipped away from me, I held my breath in fear

But my brave man fought the odds, thank God you're still right here

I’m gonna love you through the ups and the downs

Through the good and the bad, when you leave or you're around

You’re smart and you’re brave, you always make me smile

I’m gonna miss you when you go back to Texas for a while

But distance can’t erase the promises we made

Mississippi, my heart is yours, it’s never gonna fade

Now we’re finally starting over, bringing it all back home

A brand new life in Mississippi, no longer on our own

We made it through the concrete, we made it through the cold

You’re the funniest, most solid soul I’ll ever get to hold

We've been through the fire, but we walked out hand in hand

Now we're building up the future exactly like we planned

And I’ll love you through the ups and the downs

Through the good and the bad, when you leave or you're around

You’re smart and you’re brave, you always make me smile

I’m gonna miss you when you go back to Texas for a while

But distance can’t erase the promises we made

Mississippi, my heart is yours, it’s never gonna fade