Oh, Appalachia

Oh, the whispers get old in this postcard town

And the streets are cobblestone, they echo the sound

As I reminisce and listen

Maybe I oughta leave

And I know the evergreens are swaying somewhere north of me

Leave the peace I find beneath those old cedar trees

I'll miss you

But before the sun comes up, I gotta go

I gotta go

Oh, Appalachia

I promise I don't hate you

But you can only go so far in a ten-mile town

I'll love you from a distance

Come back to you on Christmas

I swear the river's rising and I don't wanna drown

Oh, Appalachia

Please forgive me

Wish I could take you with me

I'll go walking for miles and I won't see your face

In a town where everybody knows everybody's name

But I get tired

I get tired of the same old thing

I know the evergreens are swaying somewhere north of me

Leave the peace I find beneath those old cedar trees

I'll miss you

But before the sun comes up, I gotta go

I gotta go

Oh, Appalachia

I promise I don't hate you

But you can only go so far in a ten-mile town

I'll love you from a distance

Come back to you on Christmas

I swear the river's rising and I don't wanna drown

Oh, Appalachia

Please forgive me

Wish I could bring you with me

Oh, I'll drive on a road I've never taken

I'll tell you when I make it, Appalachia

Oh, I'll drive on a road I've never taken

I'll tell you when I make it, Appalachia

Oh, Appalachia

Please forgive me

Wish I could take you with me