The Way I Oughta Go

Yet another sleepless night, no dreaming

I woke up again to the absence of your words

To a big old empty bed and the feelin'

I could scream at the top of my voice

And still, I would not be heard

And I know in the mornin' where you'll find me

Starin' at the ceilin' on my own

Well, my mama fell in love in East Virginia

Well, maybe Richmond's the way I ought to to go

Well, I was raised on the trust and wishful thinking

That my mama instilled in me when I was born

Well, sometimes, it got away without my knowin'

But mostly, it just helped me to be bold

And now I'm so scared of what might happen

Well, maybe I'm just too young to know

For at least that's what the people like to tell me

Especially the ones that I thought I loved the most

And I know in the mornin' where you'll find me

Starin' at the ceilin' on my own

Well, my daddy fell in love in North Carolina

Well, maybe Charlotte's the way I ought to go

Now to me, the word "love" has lost all meaning

Oh, it's just an empty sound I thought I'd always known

For my daddy used to sing it to my mama

But then he went and he left her all alone

And I know in the mornin' where you'll find me

Starin' at the ceilin' on my own

Well, dreamin' never met me in Alberta

So I packed my things, Tennessee, I did go

Oh, dreamin' never met me in Alberta

So I packed my things, Tennessee, I did go