Wednesday, July 24, 2024

John Denver's signature song deserves a better makeover than this one

 


...but I'm not a songwriter, so....

Once was heaven
West Virginia
Miners, Farms and Veterans 
Voted for Dukakis

Western Virginia
wouldn't break away
formed its own community
demanded its own say

Somethin' happened
In the passing of the years
place got mean and stupid
forgot its soul and history, left with just its tears

No country road
to take me home
starvation wages
always need a loan
West Virginia
Racist Propaganda
can't go home
no country road

'headin down to Braxton
search for the old farm
now it's just a strip mall
place has lost it's charm

tried to go home
paved highway
couldn't find
where I used to stay
West Virginia
sliced up mountains
toxic waste dumps
brown and slimy rivers

Life feels old here
what happened to the trees?
Chopped up for the lumber mills
buried by the sleaze

No country road
to take me home
land of potholes
makes me groan
West Virginia
no future agenda
no country road
to take me home

Once was heaven
West Virginia
cruisin'  77
MAGA everywhere
Once we were proud of
our love of Liberty
vote like Mississippi
look like New Jersey

Can't go home
no country road
pavement and dollar stores
lines at E-Z Loan
Stuck in the past
Head up it's a$$
can't go home
no country road


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