IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE SEEN VIRGINIA
BEEN A YEAR NOW ON MY OWN
LORD HOW I MISS VIRGINIA
I FEEL AN ACHE DOWN IN MY BONES
GUESS I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD
WHAT I HAD TILL IT WAS GONE FOR GOOD

I SMELL THE SWEET PERFUME OF VIRGINIA
COUNTRY COMFORT IN A CALICO DRESS
SHE WAS ALWAYS SO TOGETHER
I WAS ALWAYS SUCH A MESS
SHE GAVE ME SHELTER, GAVE ME WINE
I CAN'T REMEMBER A BETTER TIME

I'M HEADED BACK TO VIRGINIA
I'M HEADED BACK HOME TO STAY
I'LL LEAVE FIRST THING IN THE MORNIN'
SEE THERES SOMETHIN' I GOT TO DO TODAY

I DIDN'T MEAN TO PULL THE TRIGGER
I WATCHED OUR LIVES SLIP THROUGH MY HANDS
I JUST COULDN'T STAND TO SEE YOU
IN THE ARMS OF ANOTHER MAN

IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE SEEN VIRGINIA
OR ANYTHING BUT THESE FOUR WALLS
I'VE GOT A DATE TO KEEP MY DARLING
UNLESS THE GOVERNOR CALLS
I KNOW THAT SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN
I DON'T KNOW HOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN

I'M HEADED BACK TO VIRGINIA
I'M HEADED BACK HOME TO STAY
I'LL LEAVE FIRST THING IN THE MORNIN'
SEE THERES SOMETHIN' I GOT TO DO TODAY