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
 (chorus)
 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
 (chorus)