Carolina Rose

Ever since we took that midnight drive

Down to see the water in the full moon sky

And I told you I loved you on the blue creek road

Well I was full-on fallen for my Carolina Rose

I spent the next few years just singing my songs

With Rose in the front row singing along

'Til I got that call, had to hit that road

Man, how am I gonna leave my Carolina Rose

Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted

But the spotlight can't hold a candle to you

Standing up here on this stage,

They all say, "Man, you got it made"

They don't know,

It don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose

I met a California girl on a west coast run

She sparkled like a diamond in the setting sun

They called me crazy when I let her go

I just couldn't stop thinking about my Carolina Rose

Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted

But the spotlight can't hold a candle to you

Standing up here on this stage

They all say, "Man, you got it made"

They don't know,

It don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose

I've been halfway around the world

Just to come back to you

I hope I ain't too late

And I hope that you're still thinking about me too

So now I'm back here standing on your front porch

It's been five years baby, but it feels like more

Well let me drive you down that blue creek road

I got something to say to my Carolina Rose

Yeah the big time was everything I ever wanted

But the spotlight can't hold a candle to you

Standing up there on that stage,

It might look like I got it made

But my heart knows,

It don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose

No it don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose

Yeah, it don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose