Take Me Home, Country Roads
Journey to Appalachian Bliss: A Homeward Tale
Lyrics
Almost heaven West Virginia Blue
Describing West Virginia as almost like heaven with its blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah River.
Ridge Mountains Shenandoah River
Continuation of the picturesque landscape in West Virginia.
Life is old there older
Emphasizing the age and traditional nature of life in West Virginia.
Than the trees younger
Highlighting the contrast between the old trees and the younger generation.
Than the mountains blowin' like a breeze
Comparing the mountains to a breeze, suggesting a tranquil and refreshing atmosphere.
Country roads take me home to
Expressing a desire for country roads to lead back to a familiar place.
The place I belong
Referring to the place of belonging, which is West Virginia.
West Virginia mountain mama take
Addressing West Virginia as a nurturing figure, a "mountain mama."
Me home country roads
Reiterating the wish for country roads to take the speaker back home.
All my mem'ries gather round her miner's
Recalling memories associated with miners and a lady in the speaker's past.
Lady stranger to blue water
Describing the lady as a stranger to blue water.
Dark and dusty painted on the sky misty
Depicting the surroundings as dark, dusty, and painted in the sky with mist.
Taste of moonshine teardrop in my eye
Mentioning the taste of moonshine and a teardrop, evoking a mix of emotions.
Country roads take me home
Reiterating the desire for country roads to lead the speaker home.
I hear his voice in the
Hearing a familiar voice in the morning that calls the speaker.
Mornin' as he calls me
Expressing the impact of radio reminding the speaker of home far away.
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Reflecting on the experience of driving and the feeling of being distant from home.
Drivin' down the road I get a
Sensing a connection to the past while driving down the road.
Feelin' that I should have been
Feeling a sense of regret for not being home sooner.
Home yesterday yesterday
Expressing a longing to have been home yesterday.
Country roads take me home
Repeating the desire for country roads to lead the speaker home.
Country roads take me home
Reiterating the plea for country roads to take the speaker back home.
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