Was a time I could make an honest payday That was in my heyday before it went south hey hey Desperate times always make for desperate measures Got a wife and a kid No food on the plate I'm a desperado on the run Ain't a thing I wouldn't do for a loaded gun I'll disappoint my daddy just to save my son Mississippi here I come Here I come Headed down just a mile across the border bank job in Coldwater before they're awake hey hey I'll be gone when the sun comes up tomorrow I'm takin' that town for all I can take I'm a desperado on the run
Ain't a thing I wouldn't do for a loaded gun I'll disappoint my daddy just to save my son Mississippi here I come Here I come I'll fly away oh glory I'll, I'll fly away I'm a desperado on the run Ain't a thing I wouldn't do for a loaded gun I'll disappoint my daddy just to save my son Mississippi, Mississippi I'm a desperado on the run Ain't a thing I wouldn't do for a loaded gun I'll disappoint my daddy just to save my son Mississippi here I come Here I come