i know you so well   i could make you from scratch   my precious little puppet    with no strings attached    i like the way you dance around    and sing back to me    i'll take you back to virginia    for all my people to see      i just want to play what you want me to    i just want to say what you want me to       oh, take me. take me back    take me back to virginia,    take me back i want to go back for good       open a window put the dog at the foot of my bed    sleep to the music of the ice cream man   and rest my head    if i wake up on the right side    i'll sit at my window and play   a song for my people from yesterday       chorus       it's been seven years since i've seen you shine    and i see you when i'm sleeping   and i know i'm not lost as long as my lines are true    i just want to get back to you       i can still tell what it really means to be   dancing to the music   as she sings out to me    smiling and laughing as the people dance my soul    take me back to virginia    from so long ago       chorus