Matthew E. White Lyrics
"In The Valley"

I've been in the valley so long
Generations coming on and generations gone
Mama will you love me,
When the shadows grow tall?
Mama will you love me,
When we don't have shadows at all?

Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me
Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me
Try to understand it,
But so far I haven't found any key
Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me

I've been in the wilderness all day
The civilized towering, and civilizations sway
Mama, when I drop the phone,
You know that I will fade
Mama, when I drop the phone,
You know that I have gone

Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me
Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me
Try to understand it,
But so far I haven't found any key
Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me

Will we ever celebrate everlasting calm?
Will we ever know ourselves,
As we pass through and on?
Mama when you touch the land,
And the shadows grow tall
Know that it's the ground alone,
That accepts us one and all

Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me
Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me
Try to understand it,
But so far I haven't found any key
Shenandoah Valley,
Yeah you've really got a hold on me
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