i know you so well

i could make you from scratch

my precious little puppet

with no strings attached

i like the way you dance around

and sing back to me

i'll take you back to virginia

for all my people to see



i just want to play what you want me to

i just want to say what you want me to



oh, take me. take me back

take me back to virginia,

take me back i want to go back for good



open a window put the dog at the foot of my bed

sleep to the music of the ice cream man

and rest my head

if i wake up on the right side

i'll sit at my window and play

a song for my people from yesterday



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it's been seven years since i've seen you shine

and i see you when i'm sleeping

and i know i'm not lost as long as my lines are true

i just want to get back to you



i can still tell what it really means to be

dancing to the music

as she sings out to me

smiling and laughing as the people dance my soul

take me back to virginia

from so long ago



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