Carolina Blue

When I see the open road
I feel a light that shone before me
Somewhere not so lonely
I remember a girl I knew
Dressed down in Carolina Blue
She was sweet, She was true
And I think, no I know, it'll be alright

Oh she loved the band
And she was singing the hardest
Every time we played
But then things got so hard, (so hard)
She was unhappy and I figured
I'd be on my way, (my way)
And though I miss her sometimes, I know she's doing fine

But then the world just froze, (so cold)
Store signs were turning to closed, (oh no)
Pack up your clothes
You're going home for a while, (for a while)
Don't ask how long it's no use, (who knows?)
Take off your shoes and sit down
Only the family to be around, (that's not so bad)

Strangers never seemed so strange
Don't meet my eyes boy, you keep your range
Why can't we be friends?
Someday this will end, (someday)
But like the girl I knew
There's a simpler happy that may be gone
I'm afraid it's been too long