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1. Well, it's a long way from Star, Mississippi
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To the big stage I'm singing on tonight
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And sometimes the butterflies still get me
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When I'm in the spotlight
2. And some people seem to think that I've changed
That I'm different than I was back then
But in my soul, I know that I'm the same way
That I've really always been
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R: 'Cause a Mississippi girl don't change her ways
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Just 'cause everybody knows her name
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Ain't big headed from a little bit of fame
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I still like wearing my old ball cap
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Ridin' my kids around piggy back
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They may know me all around the world
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But, y'all, I'm still a Mississippi girl
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3. Well, I spent a few weeks in California
They put my face on the big movie screen
But that don't mean I've forgotten where I came from
That's just me chasing dreams
R: 'Cause a Mississippi girl...
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