[Verse 1] Have you traveled the scenic highway And driven among the clouds Met real country people Living free and living proud Or walked the streets of Lewisburg Where history can be found Where God truly shed His grace on me [Verse 2] At the age of seventeen, I felt the urge to roam Headed west to chase a dream Far from my mountain home But everywhere I traveled And everything I see I hear the Appalachians calling me [Chorus] I can hear ole' Ca** singin' out On her way up to Whitaker The river runners are gearin' up Gonna take on New River No matter where I wander Or where I have to roam I'll return to my Wild Wonderful West Virginia Home [Verse 3] I've searched the whole world over But no place have I found Like good ole' West Virginia And the folks in my hometown I know that I'll grow old there With all my family For the heart of West Virginia Is beatin' deep in me [Chorus] I can hear ole' Ca** singin' out On her way up to Whitaker The river runners are gearin' up Gonna take on New River No matter where I wander Or where I have to roam I'll return to my Wild Wonderful West Virginia Home [Bridge] There's pride within your mountains And your waters call my name I've climbed the Rockies and the Tetons But they're somehow not the same [Chorus] I can hear ole' Ca** singin' out On her way up to Whitaker The river runners are gearin' up Gonna take on New River No matter where I wander Or where I have to roam I'll return to my Wild Wonderful West Virginia Home [Tag] No matter where I wander Or where I have to roam I return to my Wild Wonderful Almost Heaven West Virginia Home