I woke up long after dawn
Twenty years had come and gone
I know when it changed for me
A day in June you came to me
I've seen through someone else's eyes
With nothin' on the other side
Every motel, every town
Pieces scattered all around
Promises that I can't be
Someone's heart that I can't keep
Days so long I couldn't speak
Roads so rocky I can't sleep
But I've seen things so beautiful
All around this broken world
That pale in comparison to you
Caroline, I'm on my way back home to you
Imagine what I'm a-goin' through
Without you by my side
It's been a long, long time
Oh, won't you say a prayer for me
I hope you will remember me
You're always on my mind
I have seen the canyon lands
Crooked lines like in your hands
To swear the earth was split in two
I wouldn't lie I promise you
That I have seen it, you will too
You could not believe if not for
Photographs I took for you, Caroline
They've built towers to the sky
It hurts sometimes to watch them try
They run themselves into the ground
But I know you will love them
And their city lights and city sounds
There's beauty in the struggle
Anytime I feel it get me down
I see you smiling
Caroline, I'm on my way back home to you
Can't imagine what I'm a-goin' through
Without you by my side
It's been a long long time
Oh, won't you say a prayer for me
I hope you will remember me
You're always on my mind
My Caroline
Yeah, my Caroline
Now, I have seen things in the sky
Stars and lights and birds and I
I've been rocky mountain high
Told them all about you
Because you are still the only thing
That constantly amazes me
I love the road and I've been blessed
But I love you best
Caroline, I'm on my way back home to you
Can't imagine what I'm a-goin' through
Without you by my side
It's been a long, long time
Oh, won't you say a prayer for me
I hope you will remember me
You're always on my mind
You were always on my mind
My Caroline
Oh, my, my, my Caroline
Twenty years had come and gone
I know when it changed for me
A day in June you came to me
I've seen through someone else's eyes
With nothin' on the other side
Every motel, every town
Pieces scattered all around
Promises that I can't be
Someone's heart that I can't keep
Days so long I couldn't speak
Roads so rocky I can't sleep
But I've seen things so beautiful
All around this broken world
That pale in comparison to you
Caroline, I'm on my way back home to you
Imagine what I'm a-goin' through
Without you by my side
It's been a long, long time
Oh, won't you say a prayer for me
I hope you will remember me
You're always on my mind
I have seen the canyon lands
Crooked lines like in your hands
To swear the earth was split in two
I wouldn't lie I promise you
That I have seen it, you will too
You could not believe if not for
Photographs I took for you, Caroline
They've built towers to the sky
It hurts sometimes to watch them try
They run themselves into the ground
But I know you will love them
And their city lights and city sounds
There's beauty in the struggle
Anytime I feel it get me down
I see you smiling
Caroline, I'm on my way back home to you
Can't imagine what I'm a-goin' through
Without you by my side
It's been a long long time
Oh, won't you say a prayer for me
I hope you will remember me
You're always on my mind
My Caroline
Yeah, my Caroline
Now, I have seen things in the sky
Stars and lights and birds and I
I've been rocky mountain high
Told them all about you
Because you are still the only thing
That constantly amazes me
I love the road and I've been blessed
But I love you best
Caroline, I'm on my way back home to you
Can't imagine what I'm a-goin' through
Without you by my side
It's been a long, long time
Oh, won't you say a prayer for me
I hope you will remember me
You're always on my mind
You were always on my mind
My Caroline
Oh, my, my, my Caroline
Lyrics submitted by hrbalkovich
Caroline Lyrics as written by Phillip John Hanseroth Brandi M. Carlile
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Very cute song about her niece. When I was at one of her concerts this was one of the first songs they played because it was her nieces first concert ever and it already "past" her bedtime.
Makes sense. First few times I heard this I thought it was a love song, then I read the liner notes and she thanks Caroline and another on the way (or something like that) and realized she must of wrote the song for a kid. Either way its catchy and cute.
I love the fact that Elton John joined her in this song. She is such a talented writer/singer and it's good to know how respected she is.
I was wondering if it was for a kid. It just had that "vibe" - like there's a different kind of connection that is expressed than from a romantic song.