Oh, my sweet Carolina    (video) (intro)

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1. Well, I went down to Houston and I stopped in San Antone,

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I passed up the station for the bus.

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I was trying to find me something, but I wasn't sure just what,

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Man, I ended up with pockets full of dust.

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2. So I went on to Cleveland and I ended up insane,

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I bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance.

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I was spending money like the way it likes to rain,

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Man, I ended up with pockets full of cane.

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Oh, my sweet Carolina, what compels me to go ?

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Oh, my sweet disposition, may you one day carry me home.

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3. I ain't never been to Vegas but I gambled up my life,

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building newsprint boats I raced to sewer mains.

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Was trying to find me something but I wasn't sure just what,

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funny how they say that some things never change.

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Oh, my sweet Carolina, what compels me to go ?

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Oh, my sweet disposition, may you one day carry me home.

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4. Up here in the city feels like things are closing in,

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the sunset’s just my light bulb burning out.

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I miss Kentucky and I miss my family,

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all the sweetest winds they blow across the South.

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Oh, my sweet Carolina, what compels me to go ?

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Oh, my sweet disposition, may you one day carry me home.

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+ May you one day carry me home.

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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Ryan Adams)