Leaving West Virginia Lyrics - Kathy Mattea

(Kathy Mattea) 

Well, I'm leaving West Virginia in the morning 

And I'm headin' out that California way 

I don't know what I'll find but baby it's my time 

And I'll surely leave my heart below the Mason-Dixon line 

I've seen a lot of folks 'round the street tonight 

Can't seem to find the words to say goodbye 

We're close enough to touch but speaking is too much 

And goodbyes are heard without a word 

And they're much more than enough 

My mama and my daddy they don't know what to say 

They just can't bring themselves to understand 

They think I run away, but to run would be to stay 

Cause the things you want are only worth the price you have to pay 

What is home but a place you keep within your heart 

And call on when you need to feel assured 

A place where all you need to be is what you are- 

A past that in the present somehow makes you feel secure 

Well, I'm leavin' West Virginia in the morning 

And I'm headin' out that California way 

I don't know what I'll find but baby it's my time 

And I'll surely leave my heart below the Mason-Dixon line 

Yes I'll surely leave my heart below the Mason-Dixon line