“Take Me Home, Country Roads” is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard's US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971. The song became one of John Denver's most popular songs. It has continued to sell, with over 1.6 million digital copies sold in the United States.
The song is considered a symbol of West Virginia. In March 2014, it became one of the four official state anthems of West Virginia. The song was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry in 2023. The song is about the beauty of West Virginia and the longing to return home.
The song's lyrics describe the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River, and the state's natural beauty. The song has a length of 3 minutes and 17 seconds and is classified under the country and folk genres.
John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version) Lyrics
Almost heaven, West Virginia
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 mama
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, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice in the mornin' hour, she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That I should've been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong…west Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home,down country roads
take me homedown country roads.
Listen to John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version) below:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version)
by John Denver
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