West Virginia My Home Lyrics

West Virginia, oh my home
West Virginia, where I belong
In the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet
I slip away like a bird in flight
Back to those hills, the place that I call home
It's been years now since I left there
And this city life's about got the best of me
I can't remember why I left so free what I wanted to do, what I wanted to see,
But I can sure remember where I come from.
West Virginia, oh my home
West Virginia, where I belong
In the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet
I slip away like a bird in flight
Back to those hills, the place that I call home
MANDOLIN SOLO
Well I paid the price for the leavin'
And this life I have is not one I thought I'd find
Just let me live, love, let my cry, but when I go just let me die
Among the friends who'll remember me when I'm gone
West Virginia, oh my home
West Virginia, where I belong
In the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet
I slip away like a bird in flight
Back to those hills, the place that I call home
Home, home, home I can see it so clear in my mind
Home, home, home I can almost smell the honeysuckle vines
ENDING CHORUS (partial)
In the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet
I slip away like a bird in flight
Back to those hills, the place that I call home