Caroline

I look to the west
And I see that old sun
Going down
Strap on my boots
And I go blow the roof
Off this town
In goes the liquor
And out of my mouth
Comes the flame
The sun comes back up
And my first word
Is always your name
Caroline
My hands make the shape
Of yours in mine
And they refuse
To hold onto something new
Caroline
I'm gonna burn up
All my time
Until the Lord
Brings me back to you
A man takes your horse
You just find him
And shoot him down dead
A man takes your money
You just give him
A heel to the head
What do you do when
The Lord comes
To take away your wife?
Guess your only revenge
Is to curse every day
Of your life
Caroline
My hands make the shape
Of yours in mine
And they refuse
To hold onto something new
Caroline
I'm gonna burn up
All my time
Until the Lord
Brings me back to you
You knew me before
I worked so hard
To build this bad name
You knew me before
I knew whiskey, whippins women and working in vein
You knew you were
On your way out
Long before I did
You knew it would kill me
That's why you
Kept it hid
Caroline
My hands make the shape
Of yours in mine
And they refuse
To hold onto something new
Caroline
I'm gonna burn up
All my time
Until the Lord
Brings me back
Caroline
I'm gonna burn up
All my time
Until the Lord
Brings me back to you
Back to you
Back to you
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