Oh My Sweet Carolina

Well, I went down to Houston and I stopped in San Anton'

Well, I passed up the station for the bus

Was tryna find me somethin' but I wasn't sure just what

And I ended up with pockets full of dust

So I went on to Cleveland and I ended up insane

Bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance

And I was spendin' money like the way it likes to rain

And I ended up with pockets full of cain

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 up my life

Buildin' news print boats, I raced in sewer mains

Been tryna find me somethin' 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 closin' in

The sunset's just my lightbulb burnin' out

Well, 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