(original by Ryan Adams )

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 [bad word] me to go?
Oh my sweet disposition
May you one day carry me home
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 [bad word] 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 [bad word] me to go?
Oh my sweet disposition
May you one day carry me home
May you one day carry me home