West Virginia Green
When
the southern wind fails the sails grow soft
On
the high trails to heaven I became lost
Caught
in the crazy maze of manic haze
I
could only dream of some better days
Swallow
me up West Virginia green
If
you’ve been you know what I mean
Love
is the finest thing I’ve ever seen
Swallow
me up West Virginia green
On
the merry-go-round and the Feris wheel
Sometimes
these profound illusions seem like real
You
can’t play your cards if they never deal
In
comes the devil for a soul to steal
Swallow
me up West Virginia green
If
you’ve been you know what I mean
Love
is the finest thing I’ve ever seen
Swallow
me up West Virginia green
I
was going to be somebody go real far
If
I had an acoustic guitar I’d be a folk star
The
lesson of manic depression came true
Waking
up in Graystone dorm sixty-two
Sugar
Mountain crumbled tasting like salt
I
paid the piper but it wasn’t my fault
My
life was over at twenty years old
But
the fires of hell never did grow cold
Swallow
me up West Virginia green
If
you’ve been you know what I mean
Love
is the finest thing I’ve ever seen
Swallow
me up West Virginia green
Oh
sing me a love song tender and sweet
Come
and make love to me could I be complete?
The
mad man on the corner once that was me
Visions
of glory I wish you could see
Swallow
me up West Virginia green
If
you’ve been you know what I mean
Love
is the finest thing I’ve ever seen
Swallow
me up West Virginia green
