Country Roads in Minor Scale

when you can't go to west virginia

[declandeady]

This song sounds like never being able to go home again.

[spritecranberry]

When your dad dies of black lung acquired from years in West Virginia coal mines to support his family

[gigamuffinsofie]

the original is a “hell yeah goin home” vibe, this has a “god, please i miss my home, i just want to go home”

[Derferder-yt]

“Don’t smile because it’s over; cry because it happened” - Dr. Seuss, probably

[fairlyfeminine]

This sounds like he’s being forced out of a now war-torn Virginia that he longs to return to but can’t

[dero]

makes him sound so defeated. Like his home is a very depressing place, but its the only place he can find shelter and protection.

[timtimber]

It sounds like the song is trying its hardest to sound happy but it just can’t

[apollo]

'Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye'...meaning he can't drink away the sadness of what he witnessed, and he can't find comfort in returning home.

[lilacanne]

I swear minor keys make all songs “innocent protagonist going to their death” songs

[feloniusgru]

When you accidentally go to East Virginia instead of West Virginia

[bruski]

I can hear it desperately trying to change pitch...

[joecampbell]

Suddenly, "home" is just a memory...a distant place and time that no longer exists.

[DrPhil-zgpw]

There’s almost a sense of urgency and it sounds like he is scared while singing

[Old_Guard]

When you realize that you’re never going home no matter what road you take.

[_thechilledhomie_]

Sounds like the intro of some epic apocalyptic show

[crazedunionboy]

This sounds like a song that a cowboy made after realizing he would never live to revisit West Virginia to see his wife and kids

[acis-_-]

This feels like a song that would be playing in a movie where ere an innocent man is being lead down death row for something he knows wasn’t him but no one believes him.

[EniOfANexus]

this is like an end of a tv show episode where a bunch of characters died

[unclekino]

“This is fine, I’m ok with the unfortunate events unfolding currently.”

[LemonAid_osc]

I love how the guitar tries to sound happy, but it just can't.