Carolina Star - Tony Rice

Back in the hills oh slow rollin' hills

Where North Carolina comes close to the stars

There’s livin' a lady who’s shinin' so high

They call her the «Carolina Star'

She works at the factory from Monday through Friday

She’s raisin' three daughters alone

Their daddy’s away, he’s chasing a dream

They’re waitin' for the day that he comes home

Oh, Carolina

Even stars get lonesome now and then

Oh, Carolina

Don’t you worry, he’ll be comin' home again

He’s playin' his songs in Nashville

He’s pickin' for tips in a bar

He’s broke and all alone, but he ain’t ready to come home

He’s wants to be a bluegrass pickin' star

Sometimes she wakes up just thinking of him

She remembers him beside her in the night

While out across those hills that old moon is settled in

And those Carolina stars are shining bright

Yes he loves you and he’s comin' home again