He said: "The storm is gettin' stronger,"
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As he climbed inside my truck.
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"I'm headed back to Carolina,
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God's will an' any luck."
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An' he told me how he'd left his family,
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So many years ago.
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An' he'd seen the whole world on the shoulders,
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But now it's time to go back home.
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An' he said: "This road goes on forever,
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I've been travellin' all my life.
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An' I've seen the rain, I've felt the thunder,
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But it never changed my mind:
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I'm goin' back to Caroline."
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I dropped him off at the State line,
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An' then I thought about my life.
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An' everything I left behind me:
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Two children an' my wife.
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I left 'em waitin' for a phone call,
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An' that was twenty days ago.
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But now I'm in it for the long-haul,
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An' it's time to go back home.
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An' this damn road keeps gettin' longer:
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I've been travellin' it some time.
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An' I've seen the rain, I've felt the thunder roll on,
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But it never changed my mind:
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I'm goin' back to Caroline."
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Whoa, Lord, I'm going back to Caroline.
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Whoa oh.
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Back To Caroline
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| Jamey Johnson |
