Appalachia Lyrics

I've got this homesickness in me

Think I've been feeling it for weeks

There must be something in the water

'Cause sometimes it gets a little lonely livin' in the Lone Star State

And the more days go by, the less I'm sure that city life's for me

Out West, there's clear blue sky far as any eye could see

You asked me "isn't this the prettiest sight that you've ever seen?"

I guess there's not that much to see down in Mississippi

So I bite my tongue, but there's so much I wish that I could say, 'cause

I miss my home in Carolina

Where the mountains sing at sunrise

And the morning dew's the strongest brew I'll ever need

I miss the sweet smell of the forest

How the trodden earth seemed sacred

And at every bend, another wildflower bloomed for me

I miss the breeze that filled my senses

It's the closest thing to heaven

Watch the stars blur with the fireflies as I drift off to sleep

Oh, my heart aches for Appalachia

Every trail became a highway

Every highway led to where I am today

And led me to you, mmm

Led me to you

But just picture dogwood trees and daisy chains

And Carpenters songs mom would sing

As she'd be fixing supper in the kitchen

Skipping stones and four-leaf clovers

The song of bluebirds in the morning

I was rich as could be, I didn't know it

Cause my heart belonged to Carolina, from her mountains to the sea

Long before the fateful string of time tied you to me

Out West, there's thunderstorms, and they rumble, rage and roar

You asked me "is this not like anything you've ever seen before?"

But you've never watched the sun dance over the Blue Ridge crest

'Cause if you like this view, honey

you just ain't seen nothing yet, 'cause

There's something about that Carolina

Where the mountains sing at sunrise

And the morning dew's the strongest brew you'll ever need

I miss the sweet smell of the forest

How the trodden earth seemed sacred

And at every bend another wildflower bloomed for me

And oh, I'm homesick for Virginia

Where the blizzards howl in winter

And nothing's sweeter than the Smoky Mountain charm of Tennessee

Oh, my heart aches for Appalachia

Every trail became a highway

Every highway led to where I am today

And led me to you, mmm

Led me to you

And I'm sure you understand, cause you've got Texas in your veins

But I had to write a love song for where I was born and raised

And I'd take on the world with you, we'd go anywhere we please

But a piece of my heart I think will always be

Tied to good old Carolina

Where the mountains sing at sunrise

Oh, I still dream of Appalachia

'Cause it made me who I am

But if I could go back, I wouldn't change a thing

And I bless every road that led me here, 'cause they

Led me to you, mmm

Led me to you