Take Me Home Country Roads
Whitney Lyrics

The first verse of Take Me Home Country Roads, by Whitney Waxahatchee, is a tribute to the beautiful state of West Virginia. The lyrics Almost heaven, West Virginia and Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River depict how the state's landscape is breathtakingly beautiful. The idea of life being old, older than the trees suggests that West Virginia is rich in history and culture that is deeply rooted in its environment. The line Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze indicates that West Virginia is continuously changing and evolving like nature.

In the chorus, the singer yearns for a return to West Virginia, the place where she belongs. Mountain mamma, take me home, is a call out to the state's landscape, which is both enduring and nurturing. Country roads, take me home is the singer's request for a journey back to her roots, a simple life in West Virginia.

The memories the singer recalls in the second verse are of her time growing up in West Virginia. The lyrics portray a miner's lady, stranger to blue water, she remembers the people and the landscape of her youth, before leaving and venturing out into the wider world. The singer paints a beautiful image of the state’s vast sky, Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, and the soft taste of the moonshine, a beverage traditionally made in Appalachia. The teardrops in her eyes showcase the singer’s love for her home.

In the final verse, the singer imagines driving down the country roads back home. She hears her home's voice, reminding her of where she belongs. In the last line, That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday, the singer expresses deep regret and a desire to return to her younger, simpler days in West Virginia.