[1] Back in the those hills, those [4] slow rollin' hills
Where [1] North Carolina comes [5] close to the stars
There's [1] livin' a lady, she's [4] shinin' so high
And [5] they call her the Carolina [1] Star

She works at the factory from Monday through Friday
She's raisin' three daughters alone
Their Daddy's away, he's chasing a dream
And they're waitin' for the day that he comes home

[5] Oh Caro-[4]-lin-[1]-a
Even [4] stars get [5] lonesome now and [1] then
[5] Oh Caro-[4]-lin-[1]-a
Don't you [4] worry he'll be [5] comin' home a-[1]-gain

He's playin' his songs down in Nashville
He's pickin' for tips in a bar
He's broke and all alone but he ain't ready to come home
Well he wants to be a bluegrass pickin' star

Sometimes she wakes up just thinking of him
She remembers him beside her in the night
Way out across those hills that old moon is settlin' in
And those Carolina stars are shining bright

Yes he loves you and he's comin' home again