[Verse 1]
When I was young, I knew a girl
Who wouldn't love God as a test
Or gamble with her happiness and so led astray
So she did turn, her father would say
"You're only a guest of the master"
But passion was her Sunday best and she fell away
[Chorus]
She fell away, she fell away
She fell away from the side of the lord
And she was free to do what she wanted with clouds of her own
Na na na na
[Verse 2]
When she grew up, she fell in love
She thought it was all that she wanted
She knew how it felt to be haunted and he ran away
Picked herself up and said through her tears
"Don't waste anymore of your time
You'll spend it all standing in line and they'll turn you away"
[Chorus]
She fell away, she fell away
She fell away from the side of the lord
And she was free to do what she wanted with clouds of her own
Na na na na
[Bridge]
Hope in superstition and your heart's permission
'Cause you're good enough, good enough
Good enough to make it alone
[Verse 3]
Then when she died, she didn't ask God
To take her back into his graces
She'd taken on too many shapes and too many were strange
And as they lay her into the ground
Her spirits, they all flew all away
The sun shone so bright on that day, you thought it was spring
[Chorus]
She fell away, she fell away
She fell away from the side of the lord
And she was free to do what she wanted with clouds of her own
Na na na na
The Virginian was written by A.C. Newman & Eric Napier & Brad Lambert & Neko Case.
The Virginian was produced by Brian Connelly.
Neko Case released The Virginian on Sun Jun 29 1997.