"Oh, Appalachia" lyrics

Oh, the whispers get old in this postcard town
And the streets are cobblestone, they echo the sound
As I reminisce and listen
Maybe I oughta leave

And I know the evergreens are swaying somewhere north of me
Leave the peace I find beneath those old cedar trees
I'll miss you
But before the sun comes up, I gotta go
I gotta go

Oh, Appalachia
I promise I don't hate you
But you can only go so far in a ten-mile town
I'll love you from a distance
Come back to you on Christmas
I swear the river's rising and I don't wanna drown
Oh, Appalachia
Please forgive me
Wish I could take you with me

I'll go walking for miles and I won't see your face
In a town where everybody knows everybody's name
But I get tired
I get tired of the same old thing

I know the evergreens are swaying somewhere north of me
Leave the peace I find beneath those old cedar trees
I'll miss you
But before the sun comes up, I gotta go
I gotta go

Oh, Appalachia
I promise I don't hate you
But you can only go so far in a ten-mile town
I'll love you from a distance
Come back to you on Christmas
I swear the river's rising and I don't wanna drown
Oh, Appalachia
Please forgive me
Wish I could bring you with me

Oh, I'll drive on a road I've never taken
I'll tell you when I make it, Appalachia
Oh, I'll drive on a road I've never taken
I'll tell you when I make it, Appalachia

Oh, Appalachia
Please forgive me
Wish I could take you with me