IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE SEEN VIRGINIA BEEN A YEAR NOW ON MY OWN LORD HOW I MISS VIRGINIA I FEEL AN ACHE DOWN IN MY BONES GUESS I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT I HAD TILL IT WAS GONE FOR GOOD
I SMELL THE SWEET PERFUME OF VIRGINIA COUNTRY COMFORT IN A CALICO DRESS SHE WAS ALWAYS SO TOGETHER I WAS ALWAYS SUCH A MESS SHE GAVE ME SHELTER, GAVE ME WINE I CAN'T REMEMBER A BETTER TIME
I'M HEADED BACK TO VIRGINIA I'M HEADED BACK HOME TO STAY I'LL LEAVE FIRST THING IN THE MORNIN' SEE THERES SOMETHIN' I GOT TO DO TODAY
I DIDN'T MEAN TO PULL THE TRIGGER I WATCHED OUR LIVES SLIP THROUGH MY HANDS I JUST COULDN'T STAND TO SEE YOU IN THE ARMS OF ANOTHER MAN
IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE SEEN VIRGINIA OR ANYTHING BUT THESE FOUR WALLS I'VE GOT A DATE TO KEEP MY DARLING UNLESS THE GOVERNOR CALLS I KNOW THAT SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN I DON'T KNOW HOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN
I'M HEADED BACK TO VIRGINIA I'M HEADED BACK HOME TO STAY I'LL LEAVE FIRST THING IN THE MORNIN' SEE THERES SOMETHIN' I GOT TO DO TODAY