in the lush virginia hills

they kept her as long as they could

cause they knew when the white brother

found white shell beads

wrapped around her skin --

a life giving river --

her body open as will his hand

and with a "goodbye" there she goes



she may betray all that she loves

and even wait for their savior to come

and in some things, maybe he'll be right

but as always the thing that he loves

he will change from her sunrise to clockwise to soul trading

still she'll lay down her body

covering him all the same



so hundreds of years go by

(the red road carved up by sharp knife)

she's a girl out working her trade

and she loses a little each day

to ghetto pimps and presidents

who try and arouse her turquoise serpents

she can't recall what they represent

and when you ask, she won't know



she will betray



oh virginia

do you remember

when the land held your hand

oh virginia

she will let you back in

oh virginia

you can't remember your name