She knows you're her dad 'cause she's heard about it You never deny her, I tell her that it's true She is the one that I painted powder blue And I never wanna know Sun blue Carolina, you're red It's not to say your mother’s worth all the birth If it hurts, even better It's worse How much more of your guts do you have to throw up Until you're grown up? Maybe he was right Only children cry Big girls don't say goodbye Sun blue Carolina, you're red It's not to say your mother's worth all the birth If it hurts, even better It's worse