Virginia

from Raise the Tide by Tennessee Stiffs

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The second track from Tennessee Stiffs' new EP "Raise the Tide", this is a song about a boy and a girl, and the inevitability of birds in cages. With a fun melody and beautiful, soaring harmonies, this Texas country tune is bound to make you smile.

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Got a restless girl she ain’t afraid to trip
The ghost of a cigarette restin’ on her lips
She said “I say what I mean and I mean what I say
So don’t take my words to lead yourself astray”

“well you want this lovebird kinda thing
But I see myself as more a rolling stone
You think it’s safe beneath your wing
But I’m better being on my own”

My sweet Virginia, my sweet Virginia
Hold me close, the Holy Ghost
For all I know, she won’t wait long for me
My sweet Virginia

I watch her wrapped up in a dream
In which I fear she flees from me
She wakes and starts to pack her things
Like something from a sappy movie scene

“Well you asked me once if this could last
And I hate to tell you it’s already passed
It’s Like the winding river flows,
I Like to stay but I love to go.”

My sweet Virginia, my sweet Virginia
Hold me close, The Holy Ghost
For all I know, she won’t wait long for me
My sweet Virginia

Baby don’t you roll me
There ain’t no cause to tremble at my feet
I feel you itchin’ to leave this town
Pull them stakes up out the ground
But please just won’t you leave them where you found them

Sweet Virginia, sweet Virginia
Hold me close, The Holy Ghost
For all I know, she won’t wait long for me
My sweet Virginia
My sweet Virginia, my sweet Virginia
Hold me close, The Holy Ghost
For all I know, she won’t wait long for me
My sweet Virginia, oh my sweet Virginia, oh my sweet Virginia

Had a restless girl, she’s gone upon her way

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from Raise the Tide, track released October 1, 2020

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Tennessee Stiffs Red Wing, Minnesota

Tennessee Stiffs formed in late 2011. Fueled by their eclectic musical interests, they were determined to create something never heard before. Seamlessly blending blues, rock 'n' roll, folk, and alternative country into a powerful and provocative product. They released their third album, a concept double LP "Dearly Departed" in 2022, and now reside in Red Wing, MN. New acoustic album in the works ... more

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