Oh, Appalachia Lyrics by Jonas Conner
Oh, the whispers get old in this postcard town
And the streets are cobblestone, they echo the sound
As I reminisce and listen
maybe I ought to leave
And I know the evergreens are swaying
Somewhere north of me
Leave the peace to find beneath those
Old seeds of trees, I’ll miss you
But before the sun comes up, I gotta go
I gotta go
Oh, Appalachia,
I promise I don’t hate you
But you can only go so far in a ten-mile town
I love you from a distance, come back to you on Christmas
I swear the river’s rising and I don’t wanna drown
Oh, Appalachia, please forgive me
Wish I could take you with me
I’ll go walking for miles
And I won’t see your face
In a town where everybody knows everybody’s name
Well I get tired
I get tired of the same old thing
I know the evergreens are swaying somewhere north of me
Leave the peace if I’m beneath those old sage trees
I’ll miss you
but before the sun comes up I gotta go
I gotta go
Oh, Appalachia,
I promise I don’t hate you
But you can only go so far in a ten-mile town
I love you from a distance, come back to you on Christmas
I swear the river’s rising and I don’t wanna drown
Oh, Appalachia, please forgive me
Wish I could take you with me
Oh, I’ll drive on a road I’ve never taken
I’ll tell you when to make it, Appalachia
Oh, I’ll drive on a road I’ve never taken
I’ll tell you when to make it, Appalachia
Oh, Appalachia
Please forgive me
wish I could take you with me