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Take Me Home, Country Roads, with CORRECTED lyrics!

Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver Almost heaven, Southwest Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze Country roads, take me home To the place I belong Southwest Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads All my memories gather 'round her Miner's lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eyes Country roads, take me home To the place I belong Southwest Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads I hear her voice, in the mornin' hour she calls me Radio reminds me of my home far away Driving down the road, I get a feeling That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday Country roads, take me home To the place I belong Southwest Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads Country roads, take me home To the place I belong Southwest Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads Take me home down country roads Take me home down country roads In this version, the moonshine refers to Franklin County. There are still some things that *might* not *quite* fit perfectly, but hey - first of all, get the song inside the confines of the Commonwealth! Suggestions/additions/corrections welcome.
Posted: 07/02/2026 at 06:29 AM ET
(In response to this post by Tuckahokie)

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Like WVU or not, Country Roads is a great song. Discuss amongst yourselves!
HokieNL 07/01/26 10:16 PM ET
Songwriter Bill Danoff said the initial inspiration came while driving...
True Hokie 07/02/26 02:56 PM ET
‘The’ country road was Clopper road running from Gaithersburg
Techdady 07/02/26 03:33 PM ET
I live right off Clopper Road going towards Boyds!
FirstHokie 07/02/26 03:57 PM ET
We lived on the headless horseman road (Game Preserve Rd) LOL for 8 years
Techdady 07/02/26 04:36 PM ET
I saw John Denver at William & Mary.
Truthahn 07/02/26 01:25 PM ET
I saw John Cougar in Denver :)**
40ozDistrict 07/03/26 11:30 AM ET
It must have Hurt So Good, that Rocky Mountian High 😉**
HokieNL 07/03/26 01:07 PM ET
My issue is it's about Western Virginia
VaTechHokiesACC 07/02/26 01:02 PM ET
Ol' Johnny D. must have
Tidewater Hillbilly 07/02/26 01:00 PM ET
I thought it was hokey long before I knew it had anything to do with WVU**
marcbvtgm 07/02/26 12:29 PM ET
Love the song, just reminds me of SouthWEST Virginia is all 😎
hokiepro 07/02/26 10:41 AM ET
Something like this?**
HokieNL 07/02/26 10:44 AM ET
What is the deal with the US soccer team and west Va.
RiverVT 07/02/26 08:32 AM ET
As long as it isn’t the Neil Diamond pedo confession song…
Pride_and_Joy 07/02/26 10:40 AM ET
That's a bit of a stretch. Nothing in the lyrics leads one down that path.
VictoryTurkey 07/02/26 12:17 PM ET
The lyrics of that song
Pride_and_Joy 07/02/26 12:22 PM ET
Was better with the original lyrics...Western Virginia**
Tuckahokie 07/02/26 06:06 AM ET
Take Me Home, Country Roads, with CORRECTED lyrics!
HokieNL 07/02/26 06:29 AM ET
Missed a line: Take me home country roads... Far away from Wa-Hoooooos!**
Truthahn 07/02/26 01:21 PM ET
It's the alternative National Anthem along with Free Bird
Happy Dog 07/02/26 05:10 AM ET
To quote Lloyd Christmas re: John Denver...
VPI_1998 07/02/26 03:38 AM ET
I looked it up. It said John Denver was full of...
HokieNL 07/02/26 06:05 AM ET
Full of......Dope. Weed. There's your 4 letter word **
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie 07/02/26 10:56 AM ET
But it has very little to do with West Virginia**
Planner_Hokie 07/01/26 10:37 PM ET
...
HokieNL 07/01/26 11:57 PM ET
Except the subject is talking/singing about going home. To WV. **
reestuart 07/01/26 11:21 PM ET
But its not.**
TheFacts 07/02/26 08:10 AM ET
"Drunk words are sober thoughts" 😂 Probably true...
HokieNL 07/02/26 08:22 AM ET
Don't believe me or some youtube fool. Believe the writers.
reestuart 07/02/26 08:22 AM ET
It’s just funny that’s all
Planner_Hokie 07/02/26 11:58 AM ET
Absolutely!!!**
reestuart 07/03/26 12:16 PM ET
John Denver…
Planner_Hokie 07/02/26 04:56 AM ET
All true, but he didn't write the song. The writers hadn't been to WV
reestuart 07/02/26 08:24 AM ET
No one ever accused John Denver (R.I.P.) of being accurate in such things**
HokieNL 07/01/26 10:41 PM ET
A discussion better suited for SNL coffee talk. **
VT Hokie in NC 07/01/26 10:31 PM ET
Ehhh. No big whoop!**
HokieNL 07/01/26 11:48 PM ET