Caroline

I look to the west And I see that old sun Going down Strap on my boots And I go blow the roof Off this town In goes the liquor And out of my mouth Comes the flame The sun comes back up And my first word Is always your name Caroline My hands make the shape Of yours in mine And they refuse To hold onto something new Caroline I'm gonna burn up All my time Until the Lord Brings me back to you A man takes your horse You just find him And shoot him down dead A man takes your money You just give him A heel to the head What do you do when The Lord comes To take away your wife? Guess your only revenge Is to curse every day Of your life Caroline My hands make the shape Of yours in mine And they refuse To hold onto something new Caroline I'm gonna burn up All my time Until the Lord Brings me back to you You knew me before I worked so hard To build this bad name You knew me before I knew whiskey, whippins women and working in vein You knew you were On your way out Long before I did You knew it would kill me That's why you Kept it hid Caroline My hands make the shape Of yours in mine And they refuse To hold onto something new Caroline I'm gonna burn up All my time Until the Lord Brings me back Caroline I'm gonna burn up All my time Until the Lord Brings me back to you Back to you Back to you Back