I still see tailights in the dark   I still smell your perfume in the air   This is where a fool would fall apart   But i aint going there      Chorus:   Wont go down in a burst of flames   Wont stay locked up in your chains   Yeah, it hurts but it aint strong enough to whip me   I might stagger, i might fall   but i wont beg and i wont crawl   A tear or two might fall into my shot of whiskey   But i wont cry no Mississippi      Ther's no where to hide in this small town   I know our paths are bound to cross   I might stand on shakey ground   When I see what i lost but I      Chorus:   Wont go down in a burst of flames   Wont stay locked up in your chains   Yeah, it hurts but it aint strong enough to whip me   I might stagger, i might fall   but i wont beg and i wont crawl   A tear or two might fall into my shot of whiskey   But i wont cry no Mississippi      Bridge:   Well I Hate to rain on your parade   I Hate to make your bubble bust   Itll take more tears than you could make   to turn my heart into rust      Chorus:   Wont go down in a burst of flames   Wont stay locked up in your chains   Yeah, it hurts but it aint strong enough to whip me   I might stagger, i might fall   but i wont beg and i wont crawl   A tear or two might fall into my    I wont cry no mississippi