You have always told me
that you take care of your own.
You have always preached to me,
you will reap what you have sown
Now you say we can no longer take
People with their hands held out
But you know, it's all for show
As you take your own handout
Carolina, you're breaking my heart
You're not the place I've always known
Carolina, you're breaking my heart
You're not the place that I call home
You have always shown me
The good in us all will always win
You have always told me
Our strength comes from within
But now you show, you no longer know
The truths you once held so dear
Keep with your lies, and we will rise
We won't be held down by your fear
Carolina, you're breaking my heart
You're not the place I've always known
Carolina, you're breaking my heart
You're not the place that I call home
Carolina, there's still time to change
And be the place I've always known
Carolina, you can still change
And be the place that I call home
Looking For My Baby 5-11-17
Looking for my baby,looking high and low
She took off and left me a long time ago
Chorus..Looking for my baby,she took off with our child
I’m afraid she’s back in Georgia going hog wild
Her Mom’s in jail in Florida,doing life without parole
Her Dad died when she was ten,she’s got no place to go
Chorus…
I loaded up and headed out,to see what I could find
Drove thru the hills of South Caroline
Chorus…
Bridge…She’s gone plum crazy,still cute as a daisy
She’s staying with another man,something I can’t stand
Chorus…
I found her down in Macon,by now my heart was breaking
She’s got herself another guy,and now I’m just an old barfly
Chorus…
GOODBYE
I WAS COUNTING THE ZEROS I WAS WATCHING THE TIME
I WAS SEARCHING FOR MEMORIES THAT I NEVER COULD FIND
I WAS LOOKING FOR REFUGE I WAS TRYING TO HIDE
FROM MY OUT OF BEAT RHYTHMS AND MY BABBLING RHYMES
BUT I NEVER COULD SAY GOODBYE
NO I NEVER COULD SAY I TRIED
NO I NEVER THOUGHT I COUILD CRY
NO I NEVER COULD SAY GOODBYE
I’VE BEEN KEEPING A DIARY KEEP IT BESIDE MY BED
WITH MY SPACE AGE POETRY THAT I KEEP IN MY HEAD
AND I DREAMT THAT I SAW YOU AND I CALLED OUT YOUR NAME
WELL YOU TURNED AND IGNORED ME I WAS LEFT IN THE POURING RAIN
BUT I NEVER COULD SAY GOODBYE
NO I NEVER COULD SAY I TRIED
NO I NEVER THOUGHT I COUILD CRY
NO I NEVER COULD SAY GOODBYE
WELL I’M LEAVING TOMORROW ON SOME FLY BY NIGHT PLANE
TO THE MEXICAN PRAIRIE OR THE MOUNTAINS OF MAINE
AND I’LL RUN WITH THE WILDLIFE AND I’LL TRY TO BE CHANGED
BUT I DON’T SEE IT WORKING IT’LL JUST STAY THE SAME
BUT I NEVER COULD SAY GOODBYE
NO I NEVER COULD SAY I TRIED
NO I NEVER THOUGHT I COUILD CRY
NO I NEVER COULD SAY GOODBYE
State of Mind state of religion
Season of endless rain
Said my piece made my decision
Crushed under this bloody stain
Wrecking ball
Give in to my demons
Going to the sea
Waves are crashing over me
Going to the sea
Going down
Captain of a shipwreck going nowhere
Titanic without the gloss
Walk the plank myself yeah I would go there
Plunge into the green sea moss
Fuck it all
Give in to my demons
Going to the sea
Sink into the sandy beach
Going to the sea
Going down
Bridge:
Even smile in the rain lose my breath in the dark
Savor all of the pain keep my weapons sharp
State of Mind state of religion
Season of endless rain
Said my piece made my decision
Crushed under this bloody stain
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“Melancholy song in 4/4. Incorporate the name of a state in the song.”
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