Caroline
J Roddy Walston And The Business Lyrics

Well I met an old money
I encountered a wealthy man

Whose mouth was made of trash
Who spoke crudely and disrespectfully

He liked to travel
He enjoyed exploring new places

But he don't carry cash
But he did not have any money on him

It was five bones a day
The cost was five dollars per day

That's the price that he paid
That's how much he paid for his travels

And I made sure as hell
And I was determined

He was dead to me
To cut him out of my life

And he had a girl
He had a girlfriend

Named Caroline Pearl
Her name was Caroline Pearl

And she was soft and sweet
She had a gentle and pleasant demeanor

And she was made of salt
She was sensitive and fragile

But that wasn't her fault
But that was not her own doing

And her hands were soft
And her hands were tender

Like slavery
Like something that enslaves you

She said
She spoke

Pay me my pills
Give me the money for drugs

That'll pay me my bills
That'll cover my expenses

Or at least help me sleep
Or at least help me get some rest

Through the night
During the nighttime

And no straight line
And not in a straightforward way

Oh Miss Caroline
Oh, Caroline

She'll die
She will either die or suffer greatly

Or she'll be my wife
Or she will become my wife

Now she was
Now she appeared

Heavy up top
Busty in the chest area

That show's she's
That indicates she is

Sweet in the teet
Attractive in the chest area

I was showing my teeth
I was smiling

That show's she
That indicates that

Sweet the meat
Attractive in general

And I struck the good book
And I looked at the Bible

With a double-edged sword
With both positive and negative interpretations

God sent my mother
God sent my mother to me

I don't fight God no more
I stopped going against what God wants

And it was
And it became

Full steam ahead
Making progress quickly and with determination

Land ho, is that
I see land, is that

Tennessee?
Tennessee?

Saw myself hang myself
I imagined myself committing suicide

Up in the family tree
In the family history

Gotta understand
You have to realize

This wasn't part of the plan
This was not what was expected or intended

You work a good job
You have a good job

And I work the land
And I am a farmer

Oh
Oh

Pay me my pills
Give me the money for drugs

That'll pay me my bills
That'll cover my expenses

Or at least help me sleep
Or at least help me get some rest

Through the night
During the nighttime

And no straight line
And not in a straightforward way

Oh Miss Caroline
Oh, Caroline

She'll die
She will either die or suffer greatly

Or she'll be my wife
Or she will become my wife

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Oh I muscled away for your love
Oh, I worked hard to win your love

I told the devil I'd hang for your love
I would do anything for your love, even if it meant going to hell

I, I broke the chain
I freed myself from something that had been holding me back

I broke the brain
I overcame mental obstacles or limitations

I did it all for your love
I did everything for your love

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