Through the sunshine and the rain Through the good times and the pain And havin' the courage to change For never stayin' the same Thank you, thank you For lettin' me speak my mind And puttin' it all on the line North Carolina

That tobacco town where I grew up The tailgate down on a jacked up truck A ring we earned 'cause we owned that state A tombstone with my daddy's name Has got my compass losing North And I need someone to remind me who I am Carolina can Now the six string