A Differnt Story To Tell

oh mighty mississippi
how fast your banks did swell
turning upside down the lives and homes
of folks who loved and knew you well
some say you’re a mean old river
your waters straight from hell
if we’d left life to its natural course
what a different story to tell
the levees built upon your shores
are meant to hold you back
blunders made in innocence
good intentions all gone bad
robbed you of your legacy
you claimed it with your wrath
your legacy your fury
your natural course won back



how often do we change the course
that god laid out before us
thinkin’ we knew better what we need
we may think that we’re unlucky
when the plans we made all fail
but if we left life to its natural course
what a different story to tell
oh mighty mississippi
there’s a lesson here to learn
the gifts of life to not abuse
the comforts that you yearn
some say you’re a mean old river
your waters straight from hell
if we’d left life to its natural course
what a different story we’d tell
if we’d left life to its natural course
what a different story to tell