Oh My Sweet Carolina

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 wasn't sure just what
 Man, I ended up with pockets full of dust
 So I went on to Cleveland and I ended up insane
 I bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance
 I was spending 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
 Now I ain't never been to Vegas but I gambled up my life
 Building newsprint boats I race to sewer mains
 Was trying to find me something but I wasn't 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
 Up here in the city, feels like things are closing in
 The sunset's 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
 May you one day carry me home