World Of Strange Design

[Verse 1] Well you're not from around here You're probably not our kind It's hot from March to Christmas And other things you'll find Won't fit your old ideas They're a line in shifting sands You'll walk across a ghostly bridge To a crumbling promised land [Chorus] If Jesus came from Mississippi If tears began to rhyme I guess I'll start at the beginning It's a world of strange design [Verse 2] Well I'd like to have the ocean But I settled for the rain I humbly asked for true love There was such a price to pay This room was filled with trouble And sacraments deceived Now I'm a jewel in the shade Of his weeping willow tree [Chorus 2] If Jesus came from Mississippi If tears began to rhyme I'll have to go back to the beginning In this world of strange design [Verse 3] We talk about your drinking But not about your thirst You set off through the minefield Like you were rounding first So open up a window And hand the baby through Point her towards the ghostly bridge And she'll know what to do [Chorus]