Got off the bus in Richmond Gotta hand drawn map from the pawn shop man Followed that blue smudged line through the rain She was holding a cappuccino in her hand Sallie Keena, dove eyes, and what's his name Walking with ghosts on cobble stones Took a million pictures of nothing For one night I didn't feel so alone
Richmond you stole all of my thunder Growing up wide-eyed, full of wonder Maybe we were more like sister and brothers Virginia is for lovers
Played my songs in a black painted ballroom For some confederates and thieves Under the blinking red bleeding lights you Handed me a shirt with an airplane on the sleeve Said that you were making movies Trying real hard to find your place I Love You Sailor at steamboat With a black swan shadow on your face
Richmond you stole all of my thunder Growing up wide-eyed, full of wonder Maybe we were more like sister and brothers Virginia is for lovers
But you would move back to D.C. Sleeping on your momma's couch How's little Max doing anyway? Bet he got his girl trouble figured out Her dove eyes moved down to Austin With a girlfriend prettier than me When those fruit bats start singing I wonder if she's thinking about that dream
Richmond you stole all of my thunder Growing up wide-eyed, full of wonder Maybe we were more like sister and brothers Virginia is for lovers Virginia is for lovers