I went down to Houston,nAnd I stopped in San Antone.nI bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance.nJust trying to find me something,nBut I wasn't sure just what.nMan, I ended up with pockets full of dust.nnSo I moved on to Cleveland,nAnd I ended up insane.nI bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance.nSpending my money like the way it likes to rain.nMan, I ended up with pockets full of cane.nnOh my sweet Carolina.nWhat compels me to go?nSweet disposition, nMay you one day carry me home.nnNever been to Vegas,nBut I gambled all my life.nBuilding newsprint boats I raced to sewer mains.nTrying to find me something,nBut I wasn't sure just what.nFunny how they say that some things never change.nnOh my sweet Carolina.nWhat compels me to go?nSweet disposition,nMay you one day carry me home.nnUp here in the city,nFeels like things are closing in.nAnd the sunset's just my light bulb burning out.nI miss Kentucky and I miss my family.nAll the sweetest winds, they blow across the south.nnOh my sweet Carolina.nWhat compels me to go?nSweet disposition,nMay you one day carry me home.nMay you one day carry me home.