I went down to Houston

And I stopped in San Antone

I passed up the station for the bus

I was trying to find me something

But I wasnt sure just what

Man 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

I was spendin money

like the way it likes to rain

Man I ended up with pockets full of cane

Oh my sweet Carolina

What compels me to go

Oh my sweet disposition

May you one day carry me home

I aint never been to Vegas

but I gambled up my life

Building newsprint boats

I race to sewer mains

I was trying to find me something

But I wasnt 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

(Instrumental)

Up here in the city

feels like things are closing in

The sunsets just

my light bulb burning out

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