well i m leavin mississippi and im looking for higher ground said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around well i ain t proud of the things i ve done so i ve got to change it now i said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around i got an 18 wheeler and a worn out dog and i ain t got nothing to say to the law i got 10 more miles and i m hittin that county line and i ain t got no more worries on my mind well i m leavin mississippi and im looking for higher ground said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around well i ain t proud of the things i ve done so i ve got to change it now i said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around well my worn out jeans didn t fit no more had long hair on my back i guess that s not the best pearance to that judge in black so he picked up his pen and he put me away for a little stretch of time i said 7 long months 39 days and never did a crime i got an 18 wheeler and a worn out dog and i ain t got nothing to say to the law i got 10 more miles and i m hittin that county line and i ain t got no more worries on my mind well i m leavin mississippi and im looking for higher ground said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around well i ain t proud of the things i ve done so i ve got to change it now i said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around i said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around i said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around i said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around i said 7 long months 39 days to turn my ways around