Michelle Shocked - Mouth Of The Mississippi lyrics

Aw the river I think I was 12, no wait I must have been 18 Me and my father had us a time And then we had us a hurricane or two I don't remember But that's when I knew It was right then that I knew That something would be missing If I wasn't kissing The mouth of the Mississippi And in the setting sun see her pa**ing ships Catfish got her tongue and her shores like her lips In the moonlight Shining on the water see her pearly whites Hear her sound of laughter Hear her call Hear her call me home Hear her call Hear her call me home By the river The time rolls by We stayed later than we planned I couldn't take my eyes off the ferry that rides To the other side and comes back again That's when I knew to my soul I knew right down to my soul That something would be missing If I wasn't kissing The mouth of the Mississippi Hear her call Hear her call me home Hear her call Hear her call me home Hear the deeper truth that's spoken Spoken to the ocean by the mouth of the Mississippi