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Spent the next few years just singing my songs

With Rose in the front row singing along

 Til I got that call, had to hit that road

 Man, how am I gonna leave my Carolina Rose

Chorus

 Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted

 But the spotlight cant hold a candle to you

 Standing up here on this stage, they all say man you got it made

 They dont know, it dont mean a thing without my Carolina Rose

Met a California girl on a west coast run

She sparkled like a diamond in the setting sun

 They called me crazy when I let her go

 I just couldnt stop thinking about my Carolina Rose

Chorus

 Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted

 But the spotlight cant hold a candle to you

 Standing up here on this stage, they all say man you got it made

 They dont know, it dont mean a thing without my Carolina Rose

 Ive been halfway around the world

Just to come back to you

 I hope I aint too late

 And I hope that youre still thinking about me too

 So now Im back here standing on your front porch

 Its been five years baby, but it feels like more

 Well let me drive you down that blue creek road

 I got something to say to my Carolina Rose

Chorus

 Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted

 But the spotlight cant hold a candle to you

 Standing up there on that stage, it might look like i got it made

 But my heart knows, it dont mean a thing without my Carolina Rose

 No it dont mean a thing without my Carolina rose

 It dont mean a thing without my Carolina rose