1, 2, 3

Every scream went bleeding through these paper walls


And all the make up in the world couldn't hide the scars


I leave today

I'm packing light, a suitcase and toiletries


The rolling hills and willow trees


Of Carolina wait for me




You never learned the rules have changed since we were 9


This isn't school, boys don't $$#ault the girls they like

The taste of blood


The claim of love


These two will here on cease to be

Sprouting from your fists and tongue


As Carolina waits for me




Fields of grain go whipping by from the window seat


I'm drifting in, I'm drifting out






Catching up on sleep

I couldn't get indentured sins, the very crest of 17


I left my keys and broken dreams


'Cause Carolina waits for me




I will never forgive a single day


Mile markers seem to call my name and say,

"You're safer now


Through every town


We'll light your way in reflective green."

All the way the entire state of Carolina waits for me.