A Tribute To Jens – Virginia On My Mind lyrics

[Verse 1]
Another day goes by, like all the days before
He’s writing another letter, to his friends outside
He’s never met them, living in another world
Oh he’s been fighting for so long, to come back home one day
“I’m innocent” he says, but there is no grace
Oh Virginia, Virginia on my mind

[Verse 2]
They wanted to kill him, and took his life in a different way
He took the blame, to save his girlfriend’s life
Lied to the police, still under her spell
She made the deal, and he’s paying with his life
“I’m innocent” he says, but there is no love
Oh Virginia, Virginia on my mind

[Chorus]
Time is like a rock, it crushes you slowly
But we stand by him, don’t let him down
He’s running in circles, don’t let them win
Escape the fate, and never loose your faith
Happy Virginia, if they could change their mind

[Verse 3]
He’d already lost, before the trial even started
They called him a monster, prejudice others say
A bloody sock footprint, breaking his neck
Worthless evidence, a cheap police trick we know
“I’m innocent” he says, but there is no justice
Oh Virginia, Virginia on my mind

[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
"He got what he deserved", there’s no second chance
They changed the laws, and sidelined parole
Politics stopped the transfer, playing a double game
They locked the door, and threw away the key
“I’m innocent” he says, but there is no law
Oh Virginia, Virginia on my mind

[Bridge]
Don’t carry him back to old Virginia
There’s where prisons grow and authorities 're kinda weird
There’s where they pretend to fight a war on crime
There’s where politics wiped human dignity away
Listen to your heart, you know what's in the words
Don't look away, make them fear to loose a vote
Speak up, when they say there’s no doubt
Oh Virginia, no peace we find!

[Chorus]