Carolina Dreams Song Lyrics and Chords by Ronnie Milsap
Carolina Dreams
Recorded by Ronnie Milsap
Written by Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan, Marie Tomlinson
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I can smell the pines sweet Carolina's
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on my mind
I still feel that
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mountain breeze whispering through the
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trees
Tears fell from her
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eyes I held her as we
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said
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She knew I didn't
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want to go but here I am
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tonight
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Carolina
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dreams in Tennesse
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And some
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day soon I'll
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have her here with m
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Until
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then she knows I
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miss her (
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I miss her)
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night I'll go to
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sleep
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dreams in Tenne
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ssee
The cotton mill shut down they laid off folks for
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miles
around
I had to leave to
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find some work the hardest part was
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leaving
her
Nashville Tenne
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ssee it'd be beautiful if
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she was with me
But alone it's just
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another place till I close my eyes and
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see her face
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Carolina
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dreams in Tenness
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day soon I'll
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have her here with m
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then she knows I
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miss her (
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I miss her)
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night I'll go to
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sleep
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dreams in Tenne
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ssee
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Though we're
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miles apart we're
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sharing the same
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moon
When it's
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shining on her
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it's shining on me
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too
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I'm dreaming
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Carolina
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dreams in Tenness
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day soon I'll
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have her here with
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I'm dreaming
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Carolina
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dreams
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dreams
FAQ
Who sang the the song Carolina Dreams?
- The song Carolina Dreams was sang by Ronnie Milsap.
Who is Ronnie Milsap?
- Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits include "It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Any Day Now", and "Stranger in My House". He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, third to George Strait and Conway Twitty. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
