I remember long ago when I was just a boy
Raised in the country that have old country stores
Chasing shadows down the road I remember well
Every story that my mama told in a house near the well
So I'll stay in the country, that's where I was born
Live my life by in Caro- lina, that's where I be- long
I remember Sunday evening sitting outside
With all my uncles and my daddy by my side
We played those old songs too, we brought the night in
At the house in the country air I remember then
So I'll stay in the country, that's where I was born
Live my life by in Caro- lina, that's where I be- long
Solo
So I'll stay in the country, that's where I was born
Live my life by in Caro- lina, that's where I be- long
So I'll stay in the country, that's where I was born
Live my life by in Caro- lina, that's where I be- long