Story Behind The Song
Life Experiences
Song Description
Talking about how it was to grow up in West Virginia
John Denver agreed with him, "almost Heave, West Virginia"
| Song Length |
4:33 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Serene |
Subject |
General, You, Yours |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Raised in West by God Virginia
Friends of mine, they still live there
Some of them married their high school sweethearts
Life was simple, life was fair
They learned to bend it back and forth
Daddy working down at the mill
Momma raising 3 young children
Grandpa looking after the still
Chorus
Raised in West By God Virginia,
Life was simple but never free
Raised in West by God Virginia
I believe it made a good man
I believe it made a good man
I believe it made a good man out of me
2nd verse
My family lived down by the river
Cousins up in the mountains so damn high
We all would get together down in the holler
A place we would let our spirits fly
Chorus
3rd verse
Almost heaven West Virginia
John Denver seemed to say it all
Almost Heaven West Virginia
A place where the heavens truly fall
Chorus