West Virginia

There is a mountain in West Virginia

We stopped there one time

And stepped out into the cold air

Into a heaven laid bare

As the earth rose in golds into the horizon

And you went inside and got a cup of coffee

And I stood there looking out over the land

Wondering if I’d ever seen anything like it before

Wondering if I ever would again

Oh West Virginia, how can it be?

Oh West Virginia, you made a child of me

I woke last night to the cries of our child

Pulled back the covers

And stepped out into the cold air

Picked her up and stroked her hair

As the dawn rose in golds at the horizon

And you got up and made a pot of coffee

And I stood there looking down at her hands

Remembering how I felt in West Virginia

And feeling it all again

Oh West Virginia, how can it be?

Oh West Virginia, you made a child of me