One of the memories that stays on my mind

About an old southern lady that I left behind

Is a ramshackle bridge where the deep river winds

And an old two-lane blacktop through the tall long-leaf pines



Carolina, Carolina

You're hard, but you're hard to forget



I still remember the magnolia nights

And goose feather snow in the gray morning light

Sand spurs and puppies and red autumn leaves

And warm lights in the clear night on a cold Christmas Eve



Carolina, Carolina

You're hard, but you're hard to forget



Carolina, I knew you before the highways got to you

And I loved you as one of your own

And I still do



Carolina, Carolina

You're hard, but you're hard to forget

You're hard to forget