BORN IN VIRGINIA
(River City Gang)
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I was born in Virginia,
Where the river splits the mountains and the sea,
And if my prayers are answered,
That’s where they’ll bury me.
I come from River City, the eldest child of three.
Dad told me tradition, Mum told me to dream.
So I’ve packed up my guitar, filled my tank of gas,
Headed across the country through the Southern Forty West.
When the grass wouldn’t look much greener
I began to understand the pride of the Southern men.
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I made friends in West Virginia, fell in love in Tennessee,
I raced a locomotive on my way through Santa Fe.
I played in bars in California, met the big shots in L.A.
Ain’t it funny how the grass is always greener from far away?
Now some may say I’m crazy, but they don’t understand
The pride of the Southern men.
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Oh it took me years and miles to see
This old town is everything I need, I need.
I’ve traveled all across this land
But now I finally understand
Virginia is the only home for me!
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Oh that’s where they’ll bury me
Well that’s where they’ll bury me
Yeah that’s where they’ll bury me
Oooohoo!
Lyrics Submitted by Nathalie Charnay-Frantz