Caroline

You were born in St. Clare's Hospital But I say you were born up in the sky You come floatin' down over New Orleans To the sweet green levee on the riverside And your voice shined like your Sunday shoes Your mama always said we had nothin' to lose So we danced on the street corner Oh, Caroline (Caroline) Heartbroken, hard times never got us down Walkin' the same line through every shady southern town Hand-in-hand, your arm 'round mine Caroline, you do just fine We were the gas house gang I'll be Ozzy Smith you be Sierra my wife 'Til we got traded away to the red clay league Somewhere along the Georgia line You'd be the pitcher and the catcher too I'm the home run king for his muscles grew Gonna knock the cover off this time Oh, Caroline (Caroline) Heartbroken, hard times never got us down Walkin' the same line through every shady southern town Hand-in-hand, your arm 'round mine Caroline, you do just fine Well, I called you the other day You sounded like you've been up all night cryin' I used to wonder if we really run away Would they discover where we were hidin'? Oh, and there ain't no way we can be so free As we were back in the '83 So what's the use in me then tryin' Oh, Caroline (Caroline) I've seen it all changin', watch it change some more Seen hard times standin' right outside your door But I'd say you do just fine, you do just fine, oh, Caroline Oh, Caroline (Caroline) Oh, Caroline (Caroline) Oh, Caroline (Caroline) Oh, Caroline (Caroline)