Goodbye Carolina
Farewell to Home: Marcus King's Heartfelt Journey Beyond Carolina
Lyrics
I dreamed of the day when I'd hold you in my arms again
I had a dream of reuniting with you in my embrace
Read you all the letters I wrote but never sent
I planned to share the unsent letters I wrote for you
Give you all the pieces of me
Willing to offer all aspects of myself
To put 'em back together
Hoping you can reconstruct the broken parts
Put them back together again
Rebuilding what was lost or damaged
Life has a way of writing your story for you
Life often shapes your narrative without your control
And the hero doesn't always get his girl
The protagonist doesn't always attain love
What if you could change the ending to the novel they been writing
Contemplating altering the predetermined conclusion
Leave no resolution
Leaving the story without a definite resolution
So, Goodbye Carolina
Saying farewell to Carolina
Searched my whole life to find you
Spent my life searching for you
I hate to leave you but I hope you'll know
Sad to depart but hopeful you'll understand
Where I'm going I'll be seeing you
Anticipating a reunion where I'm headed
So hold my hand as I'm leaving
Asking for support as I depart
Hoped my pain would be enough reason
Wishing my pain would justify my leaving
I'll see you on the other side of the Blue Ridge sky
Expecting to meet again beyond the Blue Ridge sky
But now I'm going
Currently departing
Hate to tell you goodbye
Unhappy to bid farewell
Say it takes a selfish man
Speculating that it takes self-centeredness to leave
To leave on out from his old hometown
Departing from the hometown without explanation
Without saying why he's going
Acknowledging the lack of clarity on departure
But you can come take the rest of me
Inviting you to take the remaining part of me
Early in the morning
Early morning departure
Tell me your goodbyes
Requesting farewells
Where I'm going I won't have these reminders of what I lost
Leaving to escape reminders of what I lost
What was taken away from me
Reflecting on what was taken away from me
And I hope you'll understand
Hoping for understanding
I was a broken man in my own hometown
Feeling broken in my hometown
Need to find my own peace
Seeking personal peace
So, Goodbye Carolina
Bidding farewell to Carolina again
Searched my whole life to find you
Continuing the search for you throughout my life
I hate to leave you but I hope you'll know
Expressing sadness at leaving but hopeful for understanding
Where I'm going I'll be seeing you
Expecting to encounter you in the future
So hold my hand as I'm leaving
Seeking companionship during departure
Hoped my pain would be enough reason
Desiring acknowledgment of my pain as a valid reason
I'll see you on the other side of the Blue Ridge sky
Envisioning a reunion beyond the Blue Ridge sky
But now I'm going
Currently on the journey
Hate to tell you goodbye
Regretful about saying goodbye
So goodbye Carolina
Final farewell to Carolina
Searched my whole life to find you
Lifetime spent searching for you
I hate to leave you but I hope you'll know
Expressing sorrow in leaving but hoping for understanding
Where I'm going I'll be seeing you
Expecting to encounter you in the future
I'll be seeing you
Affirmation of meeting again
I'll be seeing you
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