[00:15.38]All my life, I ain't ever been a lucky man
[00:20.66]Saw the back of my daddy's hand
[00:24.13]Lost your mama to the promised land
[00:29.28]In my time, I ain't ever had a thing that's mine
[00:34.54]'Til they handed me a baby fine
[00:38.30]My little girl
[00:43.16]There are only two things I know
[00:46.48]I get ugly when the whiskey flows
[00:49.79]Wanted you to know I love you so
[00:53.60]And I would kill before I let you go
[00:59.63]Taking off for Mississippi
[01:03.10]Wearing someone else's name
[01:06.22]Brought you in this world and I
[01:09.50]Can take you from it just the same
[01:12.74]If you leave for Mississippi
[01:16.10]I will beat you at your game
[01:19.21]Brought you in this world and I
[01:22.51]Can take you from it just the same
[01:25.71]
[01:38.82]My dear one
[01:40.88]Heard you're whispering your plans to run
[01:43.75]Off to marry some rich man's son
[01:47.11]I bet he's never met a poor man's gun
[01:52.48]In the darkness you could not see
[01:55.33]The drunken devil instructing me
[01:58.66]Two bullets in a crimson sea
[02:01.97]Now I'm certain that you'll never be
[02:08.57]Taking off for Mississippi
[02:11.90]Wearing someone else's name
[02:15.15]Brought you in this world and I
[02:18.46]Can take you from it just the same
[02:21.62]If you leave for Mississippi
[02:24.92]I will beat you at your game
[02:28.18]Brought you in this world and I
[02:31.43]Can take you from it just the same
[02:34.61]
[03:07.50]Grief and sin
[03:09.29]When the righteousness of you sets in
[03:12.69]And the blood in my veins begins to ramble on
[03:20.90]Now I know we can stand and judge the execution man
[03:26.56]But we all have to make a trembling stand before the sun
[03:35.21]Maple tree
[03:40.31]Can your branches carry me?
[03:46.84]Before the war, before the wine
[03:50.50]Before I stole what wasn't mine
[03:54.49]Can you bring my baby back to me?

All my life, I ain't ever been a lucky man
Saw the back of my daddy's hand
Lost your mama to the promised land
In my time, I ain't ever had a thing that's mine
'Til they handed me a baby fine
My little girl
There are only two things I know
I get ugly when the whiskey flows
Wanted you to know I love you so
And I would kill before I let you go
Taking off for Mississippi
Wearing someone else's name
Brought you in this world and I
Can take you from it just the same
If you leave for Mississippi
I will beat you at your game
Brought you in this world and I
Can take you from it just the same
My dear one
Heard you're whispering your plans to run
Off to marry some rich man's son
I bet he's never met a poor man's gun
In the darkness you could not see
The drunken devil instructing me
Two bullets in a crimson sea
Now I'm certain that you'll never be
Taking off for Mississippi
Wearing someone else's name
Brought you in this world and I
Can take you from it just the same
If you leave for Mississippi
I will beat you at your game
Brought you in this world and I
Can take you from it just the same
Grief and sin
When the righteousness of you sets in
And the blood in my veins begins to ramble on
Now I know we can stand and judge the execution man
But we all have to make a trembling stand before the sun
Maple tree
Can your branches carry me?
Before the war, before the wine
Before I stole what wasn't mine
Can you bring my baby back to me?