Lyrics

Far too many times I've held it in Appalachian rage in the northbound wind My mind is growin' strong but my body's wearin' thin And I can't turn this thing around But you might see it every now and then Appalachian sorrow runnin' down my skin I'm the man that borrows from the man that lends And I will always let him down And when they lay my body in the green, green grass I will whisper secrets to the animals that pass 'Bout the times I know I swore I was never comin' back But I lied, I am Appalachia Oh, I lied, I am Appalachia Alone I winged my way through winter's storms Spring brought new life and summer down it was torn There was blood on my mama's knees from talkin' to the Lord He won't let me wash it out No, he won't let me wash it out And when they lay my body in the green, green grass I will whisper secrets to the animals that pass 'Bout the times I walked away and the times that I ran back 'Cause inside I am Appalachia Oh, inside I am Appalachia Lay my body in the green, green grass In the green, green grass I'm comin' back