Blacksburg

BLACKSBURG

Den Hollinden (ASCAP)

In Blacksburg she's countin' the days down.

It seems like everybody's the class clown

Givin' 'em somethin' to remember

'Til August or September

When she'll do it again.

She says there's somethin' about a school year together

That sure can make a summer feel like forever;

She'll miss the people she knows

And it's nearly time to go.

   Chorus

   Meanwhile here at home,

   We watch the TV and the telephone--

   Unable to breathe

   Unable to believe

   What's happening

   On that screen.

   This is agony.

   There's nothin' harder than uncertainty--

   The panicked sights

   The flashing lights

   A ringing phone.

She's ready to make that mad dash like a NASCAR star

Too much trash in a too-small car.

Gas it up with Daddy's credit card

And hit the highway.

She wants to drive away smilin' like a finish line winner

Tired of ramen noodles and TV dinners

Missin' Mom's home cookin'

And her lookin' like she's still our baby

That first hug in the driveway

At the end of the road

Just a little while away.

(repeat chorus)

And We know you're comin' home;

So, we'll leave the candle on.