Miss the Mississippi and You
Longing for Home: Arlo Guthrie's Melancholy Journey Along the Mississippi
Lyrics
I'm growing tired of the big city lights
I am becoming weary of the bright lights of the bustling city.
Tired of the glamor, tired of the sights
Exhausted by the allure and spectacle, tired of what I see.
In all my dreams, I am roaming once more
In my dreams, I am once again wandering or traveling.
Back to my home on the old river shore
Returning to my residence on the shoreline of the old river.
I am sad and weary far away from home
Feeling sorrowful and tired while being distant from home.
Miss the Mississippi and you dear
Longing for both the Mississippi River and a loved one.
Days are dark and dreary everywhere I roam
Experiencing gloomy and dull days no matter where I travel.
Miss the Mississippi and you
Yearning for the Mississippi River and a significant person.
Roaming the wide world over
Traveling extensively throughout the world.
Always along and blue, so blue
Consistently feeling lonely and deeply melancholic.
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
Nothing brings happiness or uplifts me under the sky.
Miss the Mississippi and you
Longing for the Mississippi River and a beloved individual.
Memories are bringing happy days of yore
Recollections evoke joyful moments from earlier times.
Miss the Mississippi and you dear
Yearning for the Mississippi River and a loved one.
Mocking birds are singing 'round the cabin door
Implies the presence of nature, specifically singing birds, near the home.
Miss the Mississippi and you
Longing for the Mississippi River and a significant person.
Roaming the wide world over
Continuously traveling across the globe.
Always alone and blue
Consistently feeling isolated and deeply melancholic.
Longing form my homeland, muddy water shore
Desiring my homeland and the muddy shores of the river.
Miss the Mississippi and you
Longing for the Mississippi River and a beloved individual.
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