A                D
There’s a prison on route 41
            A                         E
Home to my father, first cousin, and son
      A                D
And I visit on every weekend
            A              E             A
Not with my body but with prayers that I send


        A                  D
I’ve a reason for my absentee
                A                   E
And no lack of love for my dear family
        A                       D
And my savior is not Christ the Lord
                 A            E            A
But one named Virginia who I live my life for


E                       A
Cuz I owe mine to her
    D            A             E
And I’d rot in that prison for sure
                     A
If she'd tossed me aside
        D       A       E
And not shown me the way to abide


    A                    D
By decree, the law of the land
             A                          E
So unlike my uncle, grandpa, and great aunt
         A                      D
Whom I’d most likely see every day
                A                E          A
If not for the righteous path Virginia laid


          A                 D
There’s a prison on route 41
            A                        E
Home to my mother, stepbrother, and son
         A                         D
And I’d tear down that jail by myself
               A              E          A
If not for Virginia who made me someone else


E               A
And I owe it all to her
    D            A           E
And I’d rot in that prison for sure
                      A
If she'd tossed me aside
     D           A      E
And not shown me the way to abide

        A                   D
By the precepts of her purity
               A                        E
So unlike the habits of my whole family
        A                        D
Whom I only see down on my knees
              A                E          A
In prayer by Virginia whom I live for to please