Way back in '75 Packed my bags never making a plan Left my wife and my kids and land So the story goes I travelled a million miles Ran away from the mess that I caused Forget the family that I had lost So the story goes Oh sweet Virginia I can almost hear you calling for me Oh dear Virginia I can almost hear you comforting this Lonely old soul who's lost and alone Virginia I was wrong, Virginia bring me home I lay myself to sleep Drink away all the damage I've done Finally found nowhere else to run So the story goes Oh sweet Virginia in my mind I make my way back to my Home town, Virginia, where the roaring rivers wash away my sins and my pain, to start life again Virginia I was wrong, Virginia bring me home Oh sweet Virginia I can almost hear you calling for me Oh dear Virginia I can almost hear you comforting this Lonely old soul who's lost and alone Virginia I was wrong, Virginia bring me home Way back in '75 Packed my bags never making a plan Left my wife and my kids and land On the story goes