I left Mississippi before the lights came on
A pack of jackals nipping at my heels
I crossed that muddy river then turned the horses loose
Did not break til I hit Castrorville
It ain't gonna rain no more
Ain't gonna rain no more
The summer sun might blind me, the winter wind will roar
It ain't gonna rain no more
Once I had a dollar, once I had a dime
Once I had a bright-eyed chickadee
I traded that for neon, it happens every time
This life of mine will be the death of me
It ain't gonna rain no more
Ain't gonna rain no more
The summer sun might blind me, the winter wind will roar
It ain't gonna rain no more
I settled down in Hondo, a stone's throw from the vine
My baby has a baby on the way
If you see Mississippi, tell her that I'm fine
And I'll be coming home again some day
It ain't gonna rain no more
Ain't gonna rain no more
The summer sun might blind me, the winter wind will roar
It ain't gonna rain no more
The summer sun might blind me, the winter wind will roar
It ain't gonna rain no more