.
Ever since we took that midnight drive
Down to see the water in the full moon sky
And I told you I loved you on the blue creek road
Well I was full-on fallen for my Carolina Rose
.
I 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
.
Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted
But the spotlight can't hold a candle to you
Standing up here on this stage,
They all say, "Man, you got it made"
They don't know,
It don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose
.
I 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 couldn't stop thinking about my Carolina Rose
.
Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted
But the spotlight can't hold a candle to you
Standing up here on this stage
They all say, "Man, you got it made"
They don't know,
It don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose
.
I've been halfway around the world
Just to come back to you
I hope I ain't too late
And I hope that you're still thinking about me too
.
So now I'm back here standing on your front porch
It's 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
.
Yeah the big time was everything I ever wanted
But the spotlight can't hold a candle to you
Standing up there on that stage,
It might look like I got it made
But my heart knows,
It don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose
No it don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose
Yeah, it don't mean a thing without my Carolina Rose