Old Dominion

You think you'll find some mountains

in western colorado

fifty weeks of snowy peaks

is where you're gonna be

but babe the rocky mountains are gradually eroding

the hills of coors are nothing more

than blue ridge wannabes

a turkey on it's belly

a chicken on it's back

anyway you look at it

you'll find her on the map

she revels in the seasons

shakes hands with the north

hugs the land of dixie while dancing on the porch

you think that autumns in new england

are the greatest of them all

but give me sweet virginia for the fireworks of fall

the prettiest october in all the fifty states

just drive up to the skyline

park the car and wait

so grow up colorado

excuse me tennessee

if you don't mind, north caroline

here's where i want to be

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when you're talking home

you mean the old dominion

just southeast of heaven to the surf and the hills

she's the best of thirteen sisters

and thirty seven more

sweet sweet virginia always keeps an open door

they're fiddlin' in galax

pickin' up in floyd

and in the land of patsy cline

they're songs you can't avoid

when you're walking back after midnight

i'll fall to pieces, too

i'm crazy back in baby's arms with sweet dreams of you

they're sailing down in norfolk

skiing up in bryce

climbing up the devil's stairs against the ranger's advice

they're harvesting in loudoun to shenandoah winds

and in the land near washington they're rooting for the 'skins

fight for old d.c.

so grow up colorado

excuse me tennesse

if you don't mind, north caroline

here's where i want to be

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pack up your impala

and make your move out west

past the blue ridge mountains

you'll find you passed the best

and when your dreams have ended

where mountains are concerned

me and sweet virginia will await for your return

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