Take Me Home
The Duffs Lyrics
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah River.
Life is old there,
Older than the trees,
Younger than the mountains
Growing like a breeze.
To the place where I belong:
West Virginia, mountain mom,
Take me home, country roads.
All my memories gathered 'round her,
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky,
Misty taste of moonshine,
Teardrop in my eye.
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong:
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country roads.
I hear her voice, in the morning hour she calls me,
Radio reminds me of my home far away
And driving down the road I get a feeling
I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place where I belong:
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country roads.
"Take Me Home" by The Duffs is a cover of John Denver's 1971 classic, "Take Me Home, Country Roads." The song is a love letter to West Virginia, where Denver had performed many times before writing the song. The opening verse paints a picture of the natural beauty found in the state, highlighting the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah River. The lyrics reflect a sense of serenity as the singer notes that life in West Virginia is "older than the trees" and "growing like a breeze."
The chorus expresses a desire to return to West Virginia, the place where the singer belongs. The second verse refers to the singer's memories of growing up in West Virginia, recalling a miner's lady and the rugged, dusty landscape painted with misty moonshine. The raw emotions that the singer feels can be seen in the "teardrop in my eye."
The final verse describes the singer's longing for home, hearing the voice of someone from West Virginia in his mind and being reminded of his past life through the radio. Despite driving down the road, the singer still feels a sense of regret for not being home "yesterday."
Line by Line Meaning
Almost heaven, West Virginia,
West Virginia feels like a paradise to me
Blue Ridge Mountains
The beautiful mountains of West Virginia
Shenandoah River.
A popular river flowing through West Virginia
Life is old there,
The history and culture of West Virginia is rich and ancient
Older than the trees,
The trees of West Virginia are some of the oldest and most beautiful in the world
Younger than the mountains
The mountains of West Virginia have been around for millions of years
Growing like a breeze.
The beauty of West Virginia is always increasing like the wind
Country roads, take me home
I want to go back to the country roads of West Virginia
To the place where I belong:
West Virginia is where I feel like I belong
West Virginia, mountain mom,
I see West Virginia as my mother
All my memories gathered 'round her,
All my memories are tied to West Virginia
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.
People of West Virginia are connected to mining and not the more cosmopolitan ways of life
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky,
The sky of West Virginia is so beautiful it feels painted
Misty taste of moonshine,
The taste of bootleg alcohol in West Virginia
Teardrop in my eye.
All I want to do is cry when I think of West Virginia
I hear her voice, in the morning hour she calls me,
When I wake up, I imagine West Virginia calling me
Radio reminds me of my home far away
The radio reminds me that West Virginia is far away from me
And driving down the road I get a feeling
When I am driving on the roads of West Virginia, I get a special feeling
I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
I should have always been in West Virginia
West Virginia, mountain momma,
West Virginia is like a mother to me
Take me home, country roads.
I want to go back to West Virginia.
Lyrics © Roba Music Verlag GMBH, BMG Rights Management
Written by: Bill Danoff, John Denver, Taffy Nivert Danoff
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