Jake Shears - Mississippi Delta lyrics

Once upon a time, I was dancer Resurrecting mislead man A payphone necromancer With glowin' perfect skin I followed love around a corner To a sixteen millimeter dream Mother screamed, I tried to warn Just close your eyes to this next scene New York may destroy me LA Might ignore me But the Londoners are swell and seem like they adore me Now I drive my sedan up Through Louisiana I got questions, you've got the answers Mississippi Delta, I'm your man God bless the girls up front Sweatin' underneath the band I'll be sailing down the river While the boys are loadin' up the van Mama's little helper Mississippi Delta, I'm your man Found this faded message In the sand beneath the pier It was underneath the wreckage Of a song we thought had disappeared I memorized the lyric I tried to learn the chords But when I woke, my voice was broken I found that I could sing no more Can we ever be sure? Life ain't a detour Every river bends The Amazon, and Thames and Tibor Now I drive my sedan up Through Louisiana I got questions, you've got the answers Mississippi Delta, I'm your man God bless the girls up front Sweatin' underneath the band I'll be sailing down the river While the boys are loadin' up the van Mama's little helper Mississippi Delta, I'm your man Yeah, she's never gonna set you down No 'Cause she'll carry you far away Mississippi Delta, I'm your man God bless the girls up front Sweatin' underneath the band I'll be sailing down the river While the boys are loadin' up the van Mama's little helper Mississippi Delta, I'm your man