Pressed against the window The freckles on your nose The quiet where we left it Big red eyes are closed You'll see kinder glances From people you don't know Maybe you should take your chances Out there on your own But you're in my veins, Carolina, Carolina And I'll never change, Carolina, Carolina It would be nice if you weren't only in my mind, but I'll dream of you I always do Carolina Now I see you in the skyline When I'm driving down the coast All the plans we made And all the places we would go My fingers touch your letter In the pocket of my coat And I wonder if I'm better Out here on my own 'Cause you're in my veins, Carolina, Carolina And I'll never change, Carolina, Carolina Another stranger tonight and you alone were in my mind, but I'll dream of you I always do Carolina You're there in the silence The way that you spoke Off of your lips and Down to my bones 'Cause you're in my veins, Carolina, Carolina And I'll never change, Carolina, Carolina And I recognize that you were only in my mind, but I'll dream of you I always do Carolina