Leaving West Virginia Songtext

Can't seem to find the words to say goodbye

We're close enough to touch but speaking is too much

And goodbyes are heard without a word

And they're much more than enough

My mama and my daddy they don't know what to say

They just can't bring themselves to understand

They think I run away, but to run would be to stay

Cause the things you want are only worth the price you have to pay

What is home but a place you keep within your heart

And call on when you need to feel assured
A place where all you need to be is what you are-

A past that in the present somehow makes you feel secure

Well, I'm leavin' West Virginia in the morning

And I'm headin' out that California way

I don't know what I'll find but baby it's my time

And I'll surely leave my heart below the Mason-Dixon line

Yes I'll surely leave my heart below the Mason-Dixon line