in my mind i m going to carolina can t you see the sunshine now can t you just feel the moonshine and ain t it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind and i m going to carolina in my mind karen she s the silver sun you best walk her way and watch it shine watch her watch the morning come a silver tear appearing now i m crying ain t i i m going to carolina in my mind there ain t no doubt in no one s mind that love s the finest thing around whisper something soft and kind and hey baby the sky s on fire i m dying ain t i i m going to carolina in my mind in my mind i m gone to carolina can t you see the sunshine now can t you just feel the moonshine and ain t it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind when i m gone to carolina in my mind dark and silent late last night i think i might have heard the highway calling geese in flight and dogs that bite the signs that might be omens say i m going going i m gone to carolina in my mind now it s a holy host of others standing around me still i m on the dark side of the moon and it looks like it goes on like this forever you must forgive me if i m up and  in my mind i m gone to carolina can t you see the sunshine can t you just feel the moonshine and ain t it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind yes i m gone to carolina in my mind in my mind i m gone to carolina can t you see the sunshine now can t you just feel the moonshine and ain t it just like a friend of mine to hit me from behind yes i m gone to carolina in my mind gotta make it back home again soon gotta get back to carolina soon gotta make it back to my home again soon oh no gotta get back to carolina soon carolina yeah gotta get back home soon i can t travel no more baby gotta get back home again gotta get back to carolina soon gotta get back on home again soon gotta get back home