Matthew Perryman Jones - O, Virginia Lyrics
O VirginiaYou been trailin’ off too fastYou laid your dress downIn that old Kentucky grassYou said your baby was the prince of PersiaAll he did was worship youDo you remember what your daddy told youWhen he would hold youCHORUSAnd when everything was going hazyDid you ever think that this is crazy now?O but even though you missed the warningThere’s a mercy born on every morningO VirginiaYou been on the road too longYou learned the grindingYeah but you forgot the songIn your memory it’s the angels fallingAnd the men all calling youAnd when you answer at the door, you’re thereReady to shareBut O Virginia, there’s nothing leftCHORUSAnd when everything was going hazyDid you ever think that this is crazy now?O but even though you missed the warningThere’s a mercy born on every morningIn the war between the blame and pityYour words were smooth, but your teeth were gritty, girlCause you wouldn’t lay down your defenses,And admit the way you killed your sensesWhen everything was going hazyYou did not believe that this is crazy nowAnd, Virginia, though you missed the warningThe angels wept and prayed for mourningO VirginiaThat young sweet and tender girl