Carolina Rain

Words & Music John William Carlson ©2020
Featuring Dan Hochhalter on fiddle.

Carolina rain, rain on me
Wash away my sorrow
Wash away my pain
Wash me clean, Carolina rain

I have traveled far and wide
I have been lost on the Great Divide
I have been tested, in ways unspoken
Yes, I’m tired, but I am not broken

Carolina rain, rain on me
Wash away my trouble
Wash away my past,
Set me free, free at last

I’ve done my time, I’ve run my race
I seek refuge, in your Southern grace
Let your honeysuckle and longleaf pine
And golden sunlight, ease my mind

Yes, I have stumbled, and I have fallen
And I rose when I heard you callin’
I may be tattered, a little torn
I am ready to come home

I’ve done my time, I’ve run my race
I seek refuge, in your Southern grace
Let your honeysuckle and longleaf pine
And golden sunlight, ease my mind

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Carolina rain, rain on me
Wash away my sorrow
Wash away my pain
Wash me clean, Carolina rain

Wash me clean, Carolina rain