Hampton Roads Lyrics

The roads are empty, the nights are long

In a town where souls go wrong

Social ties that bind, but never mend

The place where the land meets its end

Hampton Roads, where the past still weighs

In the shadow of the old days

Hampton Roads, a lonely place

Where history leaves a bitter taste

Once a land of blood, and tears

Indian massacres, fed the fears

Slavery built these streets, these walls

But no one talks about it at all

Hampton Roads, where the past still weighs

In the shadow of the old days

Hampton Roads, a lonely place

Where history leaves a bitter taste

Massive Resistance, a dark stain

On a land where nothing seems to change

It corrodes the spirit, wears you down

In this dead-end town

Lonely nights, boring days

Simple minds that never sway

No room to grow, no way to flow

Hampton Roads, where the cold winds blow

Hampton Roads, where the past still weighs

In the shadow of the old days

Hampton Roads, a lonely place

Where history leaves a bitter taste

Hampton Roads, it's all the same

Corrosive to the soul, it's a crying shame

Hampton Roads, where dreams decay

In the land where you lose your way