in the lush virginia hills   they kept her as long as they could   cause they knew when the white brother   found white shell beads   wrapped around her skin --   a life giving river --   her body open as will his hand   and with a "goodbye" there she goes    she may betray all that she loves   and even wait for their savior to come   and in some things, maybe he'll be right   but as always the thing that he loves   he will change from her sunrise to clockwise to soul trading   still she'll lay down her body   covering him all the same    so hundreds of years go by   (the red road carved up by sharp knife)   she's a girl out working her trade   and she loses a little each day   to ghetto pimps and presidents   who try and arouse her turquoise serpents   she can't recall what they represent   and when you ask, she won't know    she will betray    oh virginia   do you remember   when the land held your hand   oh virginia   she will let you back in   oh virginia   you can't remember your name