I know a place where we can go The music's mediocre and the lights stay low In the winter if you're lucky, it might even snow Down in Virginia, baby The people in the country can get pretty mean A crazy woman called me nigger made me wanna scream But my anger never bought me a single thing Down in Virginia, baby When I was older I took a trip to the North You'll never guess what I found The liberals are under the impression that racism is No longеr around I'll take it down to the South See what you think of me now No, I'm not ovеrreacting I'm just hurting 'cause my past is such a nightmare I'm so glad that I'm out Out of Virginia, baby Out of Virginia, baby Casual hatred fills the air We're running out of time, and I'm starting to care If we let this girl continue, we'll be drowning dead Down in Virginia, baby These people never thought that we'd get nowhere They took one look and then they started to cower in fear Ain't it funny how deep down they just very scared Of being bested, baby? But here's the thing that you did as a way of coming to light And things are starting to change So even though we've been through hell, justice survived They lost a battle today There is no reason to wait I'm digging heartache of grave If you think that sounds dramatic, take a look at all the havoc We've endured to make it into today Down in Virginia, baby Down in Virginia, baby