West Virginia to Worldwide
Huey Mack Lyrics

Take me back home
The artist wants to go back to where he grew up.

I feel like I've been away for way too long
The artist has been gone for a while and feels like it's been too long.

I've seen the world, I've sang these songs
The artist has traveled a lot and has sung many songs.

I changed so much since I've been gone
The artist has gone through a lot of changes since he left.

Sometimes I miss who I was those days
The artist misses who he was before he changed.

There's so much that I didn't know
The artist admits that there was a lot of stuff that he didn't know.

There was you and me, those bright green eyes
The artist remembers people with bright green eyes from his past.

And those old country roads
The artist misses driving on old country roads.

Dear West Virginia
The artist is addressing his home state, West Virginia.

You been so good to me
The artist acknowledges how much West Virginia has done for him.

I'm sorry if I had to leave
The artist is apologizing for leaving West Virginia.

But I just had to chase those dreams
The artist left to follow his dreams.

I hope I don't make you mad
The artist hopes that West Virginia isn't mad at him.

When California breaks my heart
The artist might be hurt by the experiences he's having in California.

I just hope you'll take me back
The artist is hoping to return to West Virginia in the future.

I was supposed to be a big ol' star
The artist expected to be really famous.

Like my friends, but it hasn't come true
The artist's dreams of being famous haven't come true like his friends.

Now I lie awake and I think about every mistake I can't undo
The artist is up at night thinking about things he can't change.

Oh, traded in my heart for a couple late nights and a Hollywood life
The artist feels like he sacrificed his emotions and life for the Hollywood experience.

Why do I always have to try to be the guy that strangers can like
The artist is wondering why he always has to impress strangers.

I'm not who I set out to be
The artist has changed and isn't who he planned to be.

I'm not the kid who used to dream
The artist isn't the same optimistic person he was when he was a kid.

All these lessons in my life didn't come too cheap
The artist learned a lot from his experiences, but they weren't cheap in terms of emotions and other costs.

California never really felt like me (really felt like me)
The artist feels out of place in California and not like himself.

You will always be the one that got away from me
West Virginia will always be the place the artist left.

You will always be where I found my hopes and my dreams
The artist remembers West Virginia as the place where he had his hopes and dreams.