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 there's 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 there's somethin' i got to do today