James McMurtry - Blackberry Winter lyrics

[Verse 1] I don't know what went wrong I ain't known you that long to begin with Leave the rocks in the road, stay away from the river Virginia There's not much you can do 'cept wait on a train When the road gullies out in a Biblical rain And that's how it's been ever since I can remember [Verse 2] I'm not too keen of mind I don't pick up on signs like I ought to So I won't sweat the cost of the coffee Or the wine that I bought you With your emptied out nest, your chicks have all flew There's nobody left to take care of but you And you don't know how to just be No one ever taught you And I can't find much to say as you play with that loose strand of hair If you had you a tail you'd be twitching it And I'vе got to get over the scarе [Chorus] And tell you no And tell you no And tell you no Tell you no [Verse 3] Never saw such a cold day in June did you ever Virginia? In our young days the old people called it 'Blackberry Winter' As the mail plane goes out at a slow rate of climb This cold rain don't help with your low state of mind Hanging down like the fog on the ridge You can't tell what's in it And you stare me down hard and you ask me why I even care It's not that I'm any Sir Galahad There just needs to be somebody there [Chorus] To tell you no To tell you no To tell you no To tell you no [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Your bags are all packed, you're not coming back that's for certain And the landlady won't like the stains on the rugs and the curtains Well, that's just wear and tear such as happens in life But folks around here live to gossip and gripe So I won't tell a soul What they'll never know'll never hurt 'em And I found the letter you left at the foot of the stairs I hear the horn blow, the train's pulling out I hope you find somebody there [Chorus] To tell you no To tell you no To tell you no To tell you no [Outro] Leave the rocks in the road, stay away from the river Virginia