In the morning It takes me quite a while to clear my head And as the day moves on I find it hard to smile at something said So I took control Priority number one, and that's me Then I cut the dragons head off And put away my gun, so let it be So let be I'm dying (I'm dying) prematurely I'm wasting (I'm wasting) my life for sure I'm trying (I'm trying) to kill what's happening to me A ghost along the Mississippi Never thought before How life could be so strange And I guess my one a day, became ten or twelve or more And more and more and more But I've got a gift It's something called my friends or love With them and I combined I'll beat an early end It's been done before It's been done before No timing (no timing) of passing away Of losing (of losing) just one more day I'm vying (I'm vying) to kill what's wrong with me, yes I am A ghost along the Mississippi Can't happen to me, can't happen to me Won't do it to me, won't do it to me Can't happen to me, can't happen to me Won't do it to me no, won't do it to me no, oh no Can't happen to me, can't happen to me Won't do it to me, won't do it to me Can't happen to me, can't happen to me Won't do it to me, won't do it to me, won't do it to me, oh no Let's go Destroying What's got hold of me No more a ghost of Mississippi