Carolina lyrics

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, some toiletries
The rolling hills and willow trees of Carolina wait for me

You never learned, the rules have changed since we were nine
This isn`t school: boys don`t assault 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 `cause 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 since 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