[Intro] Yeah... There's just somethin' about these mountains. [Verse 1] Morning fog rollin' off the ridge, Old two-lane runnin' by a one-lane bridge, Coffee steamin' on a front porch swing, Hear a little creek and the church bells ring. Daddy taught me how to cast that line, Granddad said, Boy, don't waste your time Wishin' you were somewhere you ain't— Plant your roots deep and be proud of your name. [Pre-Chorus] From the hollers to the mountain tops, There's a reason that we love what we got— [Chorus] West By God Virginia, Where the mountains touch the sky, Where a stranger waves you over When you're broke down on the side. Where we work hard, love harder, And we hold our people near, Yeah, you can see the whole damn world, But there's nothin' like it here. From the rivers to the ridgelines, I'll be proud until I die— West By God Virginia, You'll forever be mine. [Verse 2] Friday night lights in a little town, Whole place cheers when the boys touch down, Saturday morning, tackle in the truck, Couple cold ones and we're tryin' our luck. Coal dust stories from another time, Calloused hands kept the families alive, Summertime fire by the riverside, Then October paints every mountainside. First snow falls and the whole world slows, Everybody's got somewhere they know, Where the door stays open and supper stays warm, That's how you're raised where I come from. [Chorus] West By God Virginia, Where the mountains touch the sky, Where a stranger waves you over When you're broke down on the side. Where we work hard, love harder, And we hold our people near, Yeah, you can see the whole damn world, But there's nothin' like it here. From the rivers to the ridgelines, I'll be proud until I die— West By God Virginia, You'll forever be mine. [Bridge] It ain't always easy, But easy ain't our way, We bend but we don't break, That's how these mountains made us. And wherever this old road might lead, There's one thing I'll always be— [Final Chorus] WEST BY GOD VIRGINIA! Let me hear you sing it loud! Country roads and mountain rivers, Yeah, we're damn sure West Virginia proud! We work hard, love harder, Raise our families right here, You can give me all this big ol' world— But I ain't leavin' here! From the hollers to the highways, Underneath that mountain sky, West By God Virginia, My home until I die! [Outro] Yeah, take me down that two-lane... Past the river, through the pines. West By God Virginia... Forever mine.
