virginia is for lovers

Singer:mat kearney

got off the bus in richmond

gotta hand drawn map from the pawn shop man

followed that blue smudged line through the rain

she was holding a cappuccino in her hand

sallie keena

dove eyes

and what's his name

walking with ghosts on cobble stones

took a million pictures of nothing

for one night i didn't feel so alone

richmond you stole all of my thunder

growing up wide-eyed

full of wonder

maybe we were more like sister and brothers

virginia is for lovers

played my songs in a black painted ballroom

for some confederates and thieves

under the blinking red bleeding lights you

handed me a shirt with an airplane on the sleeve

said that you were making movies

trying real hard to find your place

i love you sailor at steamboat

with a black swan shadow on your face

richmond you stole all of my thunder

growing up wide-eyed

full of wonder

maybe we were more like sister and brothers

virginia is for lovers

but you would move back to d.c. sleeping on your momma's couch

how's little max doing anyway?

bet he got his girl trouble figured out

her dove eyes moved down to austin

with a girlfriend prettier than me

when those fruit bats start singing

i wonder if she's thinking about that dream

richmond you stole all of my thunder

growing up wide-eyed

full of wonder

maybe we were more like sister and brothers

virginia is for lovers

virginia is for lovers