Carolina

I go through those phases where I have that one single song that just takes a happy day and makes it brighter; on a sad or frustrated day, my frown gets turned upside down.

Lately that song has been Carolina by Eric Church. I have to stop myself at work from belting out the lyrics as it breaks for the first time in to the chorus…and of course every time after that.

The best part was seeing Eric the other weekend in concert and hearing this song LIVE! 10 times even better!

I will also agree with Eric in that I could never imagine calling another state, other than North Carolina home! I love this place from the mountains in Boone and Asheville to the Coast in Wilmington and the Outer Banks. What is there not to love about North Carolina!!

Carolina – by Eric Church

There's a cabin in a valley

My grandpa built on your land

Your mountains are a canvas for the maker's hand

Tonight I'm fishing Elk River

If only in my mind

No I haven't seen her banks in such a long, long time

I carry you in my heart

Your memory comes over me like the dark

And like a phone call from my baby

Saying honey I miss you like crazy

Like the sound of a siren song

Oh Carolina you keep calling me home

Calling me home, calling me home

Calling me home

Sometimes I grow weary from going all the time

I'd love to take a minute

And let you ease my mind

I'd love to see my Mama

And maybe go for a drive

But I gotta play the star in some little town again tonight

But don't get me wrong

I love what I do

It's just another song about missing you

And like a phone call from my baby

Saying honey I miss you like crazy

Like the sound of a siren song

Oh Carolina you keep calling me home

Calling me home, calling me home

Calling me home

Oh, oh, I'm almost home

Like a phone call from my baby

Saying hone I miss you, I miss you like crazy

Just like the sound of a siren song

Oh Carolina, Carolina, Carolina

You keep calling me home

If you have never heard of Eric before, I suggest you try out his Carolina CD. One of my favorites from start to finish!