The Way I Oughta Go

Yet another sleepless night, no dreaming I woke again to the absence of your words To a big old empty bed and that feeling I could scream at the top of my voice And still I would not be heard And I know in the morning where you'll find me Staring at the ceiling on my own Well, my mama fell in love in East Virginia Well, maybe Richmond's the way I oughta to go I was raised on the trust and wishful thinking That my mama instilled in me when I was born Well, sometimes it got away without my knowing But mostly, it just helped me to be bold And now, I'm so scared of what might happen Or maybe I'm just too young to know For, at least, that's what the people like to tell me Especially the ones that I thought I loved the most And I know in the morning where you'll find me Staring at the ceiling on my own Well, my daddy fell in love in North Carolina Maybe Charlotte's the way I oughta go Now to me, the word love has lost all meaning It's just an empty sound I thought I'd always known For my daddy used to sing it to my mama But then he went and he left her all alone And I know in the morning where you'll find me Staring at the ceiling on my own Well, dreaming never met me in Alberta So I packed my things, Tennessee I did go Well, dreaming never met me in Alberta So I packed my things, Tennessee I did go