[Verse 1] Wind was moving through the corn today, I stopped and listened for a while. Funny how it sounded like those stories I hadn't thought about in quite some time. Paw Paw said the mountains were in our blood, I never understood him then. Said no matter how far we got from West Virginia, We'd hear 'em calling on the wind. [Chorus] West Virginia whispers on the wind, Soft and low, then gone again. It whispers to me, “Be strong, I know that you can, Because all along, In your heart there's a mountain man.” [Verse 2] I remember nights around the fire, An old banjo and a worn guitar. Two country voices singing old songs, Never worried if they missed a part. Back then it was a normal evening, Just my Paw Paw laughing there. It's funny what becomes a memory When enough years disappear. [Chorus] West Virginia whispers on the wind, Soft and low, then gone again. It whispers to me, “Be strong, I know that you can, Because all along, In your heart there's a mountain man.” [Verse 3] I never cared much for those mountains, Couldn't see what Paw Paw saw back then. I'd always rather be back home in Illinois, Never thought I'd want to go again. But lately I've been missing winding roads And hills I couldn't wait to leave. There's an old song about going home— I think I know now what it means. [Bridge] He was stubborn, he was kind, Loved the Lord with all his might. Wasn't very tall, but that never stopped him, That little man had plenty of fight. And maybe some of him stayed with me, More than I could understand. A little kindness, a little stubborn, And the heart of a mountain man. [Final Chorus] West Virginia whispers on the wind, For a moment, I hear him again. It whispers to me, “Be strong, I know that you can, Because all along, In your heart there's a mountain man.” [Outro] Then the wind kept moving through the corn, And the moment slipped away. I smiled, thinking Paw Paw was right... Those old mountains whisper every day and every night.
