Virginia-Highland Up the Way

Lyrics

[Intro]
Walk a little further north
Where the neon turns to trees

[Verse 1]
Leave the corridor behind us
Catch a different kind of wind
Every Craftsman got a story
Waiting for you to begin
Got the ferns out on the railing
Swinging gently on the porch
Taking over from the city
Carrying a quieter torch

[Chorus]
Oh, Virginia-Highland up the way
Where the streetcars used to play
Meet me at the crossing where the avenues align
Virginia and North Highland looking fine
Just the cousin up the road
Where the afternoon is slowed

[Verse 2]
Window shopping down the block
Past the patios and vines
Hear the chatter out at Murphy's
Where the weekend just unwinds
There's the anchor of the village
With the big bay open door
It's Fire Station 19
Running strong since 1924

[Chorus]
Oh, Virginia-Highland up the way
Where the streetcars used to play
Meet me at the crossing where the avenues align
Virginia and North Highland looking fine
Just the cousin up the road
Where the afternoon is slowed

[Bridge]
Take a left turn down a side street
Underneath the canopy
Everybody walking out their dogs
Waving back at you and me
It's a village in the center
Kept its character intact
If you wander up this far
You might not ever wander back

[Outro]
Yeah, the cousin up the road
Where the bungalows all glow
I'll be waiting by the corner
Whenever you manage to get here