Leaving West Virginia

Album: Walk The Way The Wind Blows (1986)
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  • (Kathy Mattea)
    Well, I'm leaving West Virginia in the morning
    And I'm headin' out that California way
    I don't know what I'll find but baby it's my time
    And I'll surely leave my heart below the Mason-Dixon line
    I've seen a lot of folks 'round the street tonight
    Can't seem to find the words to say goodbye
    We're close enough to touch but speaking is too much
    And goodbyes are heard without a word
    And they're much more than enough
    My mama and my daddy they don't know what to say
    They just can't bring themselves to understand
    They think I run away, but to run would be to stay
    Cause the things you want are only worth the price you have to pay
    What is home but a place you keep within your heart
    And call on when you need to feel assured
    A place where all you need to be is what you are-
    A past that in the present somehow makes you feel secure
    Well, I'm leavin' West Virginia in the morning
    And I'm headin' out that California way
    I don't know what I'll find but baby it's my time
    And I'll surely leave my heart below the Mason-Dixon line
    Yes I'll surely leave my heart below the Mason-Dixon line
    Writer/s: KATHY MATTEA
    Publisher: DO WRITE MUSIC LLC
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