I remember the face of an angel

A love that was faithful and true

I left that dear girl in the mountains

For a ramblin’ life empty and blue

Sweet roses bloom where they’re planted

Wild flowers seed on the wind

That valley was closer to heaven

Than any place this poor fool’s been

Chorus:

It’s a far cry from here to Virginia

But I’d crawl every inch of that ground

My teardrops fall like rain on the roof

On that blue ridge home where I’m bound

This highway’s a ribbon of lonesome

Don’t care where I lay my head down

Virginia has died broken hearted

My sweet mountain darlin is gone

Chorus:

It’s a far cry from here to Virginia…

My teardrops fall like rain on the roof

On that blue ridge home where I’m bound

I remember the face of an angel