Magnolia
Charlie Robison Lyrics

I drove all day to North Mississippi
I spent the entire day traveling to North Mississippi.

I drove all night to the place I call home
I traveled all night to return to my home in North Mississippi.

I hope that Johnny's still waitin' there for me
I wish that Johnny is still waiting for me to come back to him.

To take me beside him and call me his own
To be with him and for him to claim me as his partner.

But it's too late now
Unfortunately, it is too late at this point.

The smell of magnolias
The sweet aroma of magnolias.

Still sweet in my mouth
The scent of magnolias is still lingering in my mouth.

And I know it's too late now
I am aware that it is too late now.

Johnny got mean when he started drinkin'
Johnny became ill-tempered when he began drinking alcohol.

And it wasn't nobody's fault when he cried
Nobody was to blame for Johnny's crying.

So I left one mornin' from North Mississippi
I left North Mississippi one morning.

Cause I couldn't stand to tell mama I lied
I didn't want to disappoint my mother by revealing the truth.

Johnny took no time to ask me to marry
Johnny was quick to propose to me.

And I said I would though I knew it was wrong
I agreed to marry him, even though I knew it was the wrong decision.

They played Hank Williams in North Mississippi
Country singer Hank Williams' music was played in North Mississippi.

And I played the same girl I had all along
I continued to be the same person I always was.

Early one mornin' in North Mississippi
One morning in North Mississippi, very early.

I swore that I could hear somebody cry
I thought I heard someone crying.

But it wasn't my Johnny from North Mississippi
It was not Johnny whom I thought it was.

All dressed up in orange on the day that I died
Wearing orange clothing on the day that I passed away.

The smell of magnolias
The sweet scent of magnolias.

Now gone from my mouth
The fragrance of magnolias is no longer present in my mouth.