sunrise through the evergreens another day is born the hills take on a golden glow a carolina morn i used to see you in her eyes now i just got to know oh carolina how could you let her go oh carolina if i d only known oh carolina i would have never gone i thought the beauty of your hills would hold her here for me i never dreamed while i was gone you d ever set her free i trusted you with all my heart and the only love i ve known oh carolina how could you let her go i would have never gone