My Head's In Mississippi

The speaker feels mentally unsettled and distracted. Although he is physically moving through Texas, his thoughts keep returning to Mississippi and to a memorable night in Memphis. The blues seem to affect him strongly, making him feel dizzy and confused. The song moves between longing for a past experience and comic bewilderment about what happened.

“Shufflin’ through the Texas sand” suggests slow, unsteady walking, while “my head’s in Mississippi” means his attention or feelings are somewhere else. The contrast between his location and his thoughts gives a simple picture of being mentally elsewhere. The “invisible 7-11” and a cowgirl floating across the ceiling make the memories sound dreamlike or possibly influenced by drink or exhaustion, though the lyrics do not explain why.

The speaker’s account may be exaggerated for humor, especially when he recalls thinking he was in heaven and then stumbling through a parking lot. The cowgirl’s strange conversation with Howlin’ Wolf adds to the surreal mood. Rather than offering a clear story, the lyrics leave us with a playful impression of someone whose mind is spinning and who cannot quite account for his own night.