Take Me Home, Country Road Lyrics
John Denver
Lyrics
Almost heaven
West Virgina
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
West Virginia
Mountain moma
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
West Virginia
Mountain moma
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice
In the morning hour she calls me
The 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
West Virginia
Mountain moma
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, country roads
Song & Lyrics Facts
John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was released in 1971 on his album Poems, Prayers & Promises. The song was written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver himself.
It has become one of the most recognizable songs from the era and is often associated with John Denver's band, which included Chris Nole on keyboards, Steve Weisberg on guitar, Dick Kniss on bass, Jim Gordon on drums, and Herb Lovelle on percussion. Lyrics to the song describe a longing for home and a connection to the countryside. The chorus of the song is particularly memorable and includes the line, “Almost heaven, West Virginia”.