Well I went down
to Houston
and I stopped in
San Antone
I passed up
the station
for the bus
I was trying to
find me something
but I wasn't sure
just what
Man I ended up
with pockets
full of dust
So I went on
to Cleveland
and I ended up
insane
I bought
a borrowed suit
and learned to dance
And I was
spending money
like the way
it likes to rain
And I ended up
with pockets
full of cane
Oh my
sweet Carolina
What compels me
to go
Oh my sweet
disposition
May you one day
carry me home
I ain't never been
to Vegas
but I gambled
all my life
Building newsprint boats
I race to sewer main
Tryna find me something
but I wasn't sure
just what funny how
they say that some
things never change
Oh my
sweet Carolina
What compels me
to go
Oh my sweet
disposition
May you one day
carry me home
Up here in the city
it feels like things
are closing in
The sunsets just
my light bulb
burning out
I miss Kentucky
and I miss my family
all the sweetest
winds they blow
across the south
Oh my
sweet Carolina
What compels me
to go
Oh my sweet
disposition
May you one day
carry me home
May you one day
carry me home