The Way I Oughta Go

Yet another sleepless night, no dreaming
 I woke again to the absence of your words
 To a big old empty bed and that feeling
 I could scream at the top of my voice
 And still I would not be heard
 And I know in the morning where you'll find me
 Staring at the ceiling on my own
 Well, my mama fell in love in East Virginia
 Well, maybe Richmond's the way I oughta to go
 I was raised on the trust and wishful thinking
 That my mama instilled in me when I was born
 Well, sometimes it got away without my knowing
 But mostly, it just helped me to be bold
 And now, I'm so scared of what might happen
 Or maybe I'm just too young to know
 For, at least, that's what the people like to tell me
 Especially the ones that I thought I loved the most
 And I know in the morning where you'll find me
 Staring at the ceiling on my own
 Well, my daddy fell in love in North Carolina
 Maybe Charlotte's the way I oughta go
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 Now to me, the word love has lost all meaning
 It's just an empty sound I thought I'd always known
 For my daddy used to sing it to my mama
 But then he went and he left her all alone
 And I know in the morning where you'll find me
 Staring at the ceiling on my own
 Well, dreaming never met me in Alberta
 So I packed my things, Tennessee I did go
 Well, dreaming never met me in Alberta
 So I packed my things, Tennessee I did go