I grew up in the kind of place you have to pass
When traveling somewhere else 
My mother laughed more than she cried 
But when she cried 
Well it was something everyone felt. 
Virginia 
I've been baffled by the echoes 
I've been deafened by the sounds of that place 
Where they said we should dream of heaven 
And keep our feet right on the ground 

I don't know if this is where we're meant to be 
But hey Virginia 
Won't you spend your days with me 

I dreamt of skies 
quiet blue that laid to rest the pain of darker days 
And my dreams collide with subway cars 
But in my heart I knew that I was frightened for a change 
Morning paints the bedroom in a faded gray 
My hands remember yours 
I drank because I could not sleep 
Now I can't sleep 'cause I don't drink no more 

I don't know if this is where we're meant to be 
But hey Virginia 
Won't you spend your days with me 

New York ain't so pretty 
New York ain't so strange 
Soon we'll both forget our alibis 
Then maybe we could find a way to change 

I don't know if this is where we're meant to be 
I don't know if this is where we're meant to be 
I don't know if this is where we're meant to be 
But hey Virginia 
Won't you spend your days with me 
Won't you spend your days with me