Kelly Triplett

Ten Miles Outside of Jackson

Credits
Lyric Credits: Kelly Triplett
Music Credits: Kelly Triplett
Producer Credits: Kelly Triplett, Scott Alan Smith
Publisher Credits: Kelly Triplett
Performance Credits: Kelly Triplett
Label Credits: Kelly Triplett Publishing
Description
Short Song Description:
Loss of a friend/lover, mourning
Long Song Description:
Mourning the loss of a friend
Story Behind the Song:
My reaction upon hearing of the passing of a friend.
Metadata
Song Length: 4:08
Primary Genre: Folk-General
Secondary Genre: -
Tempo / Feel: Slow (71 - 90)
Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
Subject Matter 1: Sorrow
Subject Matter 2: Sadness
Mood 1: Poignant
Mood 2: Moving
Similar Artist 1: Cowboy Junkies
Similar Artist 2: Jewel
Language: English
Era: 1990 - 1999
Lyrics
Ten Miles Outside of Jackson

Ten miles outside of Jackson
I stopped the car along the Natchez Trace
Cloaked in the Mississippi darkness
I let the tears roll down my face

News travels slowly sometimes
No news from you and I just assumed
You must be doing what I?ve been doing
And before too long time slipped by

But I look homeward, angel tonight
There?s a part of my heart that?s as cold as ice
As cold as solid wood in the cold winter ground

Ten miles outside of Jackson
I stopped the car along the Natchez Trace
Cloaked in the Mississippi darkness
I let the tears roll down my face

I will never touch you; I can never hold you
I will never see you again
And all I feel is empty; and I struggle to say goodbye
And there is no price, no sacrifice I can make
To ransom you back, to ransom you back

But I look homeward, angel tonight
There?s a part of my heart that?s as cold as ice
As cold as solid wood in the cold winter ground

Ten miles outside of Jackson
I stopped the car along the Natchez Trace
Cloaked in the Mississippi darkness
I let the tears roll down my face

Ten miles outside of Jackson
Ten miles outside of Jackson
Ten miles outside of Jackson

©1991 Kelly Triplett