Oh Carolina, I would have never gone
You'd ever set her free
Oh Carolina, I would have never gone
Oh Carolina, how could you let her go?
Oh Carolina, well I would have never gone
Now I've just got to know
Would hold her here for me
I trusted you with all my heart
Oh Carolina, if I'd only known
The hills take on a golden glow
Oh Carolina, how could you let her go?
A Carolina morn
I never dreamed while I was gone
Oh Carolina, well if I'd only known
I thought the beauty of your hills
I used to see you in her eyes
Oh Carolina, if I'd only known
And the only love I've known