Carolyn's Boy Album Lyrics by Darius Rucker

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Beers And Sunshine

Well, I ain't gonna work today
Just wanna sit around and play
Gonna hit balls off the dock
Kick back in my flip-flops
Don't owe nothing to the lender
Nothing spinning in the blender
The only thing on my agenda is

Beers and sunshine
Bonfires and summertime
Back porch nights in South Carolina
Ain't nothing finer than me and my girl striking up a little lighter
'Cause everybody's down in a world gone crazy
Don't know how to fix it but I think maybe
Turn on the good times, turn off the TV
Yeah, the only BS I need is beers and sunshine

Gonna call my girl and say
Let's get our friends and hit the lake
Grab a boat and get to floating
A little buzzed and a little toasted
We're gonna hang and have a little fun now (oh yeah)
Flying high like we'll never come down
We're gonna go until we run out of

Beers and sunshine
Bonfires and summertime
Back porch nights in South Carolina
Ain't nothing finer than me and my girl striking up a little lighter
'Cause everybody's down in a world gone crazy
Don't know how to fix it but I think maybe
Turn on the good times, turn off the TV
Yeah, the only BS I need is beers and sunshine

Oh, beers and sunshine, oh

Beers and sunshine
Bonfires and summertime
Back porch nights in South Carolina
Ain't nothing finer than me and my girl striking up a little lighter
'Cause everybody's down in a world gone crazy
Don't know how to fix it but I think maybe
Turn on the good times, turn off the TV
Yeah, the only BS I need is beers and sunshine

Oh, beers and sunshine, oh
Beers and sunshine
Bonfires and summertime, time, time
Mmm, oh, oh, yeah

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In This Together

We're all in, all in
All in this together

You do you, I'll do me
Same kinda different ain't a bad thing
Live your truth, dream your dreams
Everybody got their own harmony to sing

Don't matter if you're big city living
Or a little more po-dunk small town
We all got a ticket on this big rock spinning
And the ride ain't slowing down

We're all in, all in
All in this together
Whether we're flying, falling
Or pulling that good time lever
Bring your wild, bring your crazy, bring your what-the-hell weird
Life ain't a party if we ain't all here
We're all in, all in
All in this together

People say haters hate
Others sing, "There's gonna be a change"
So raise a glass, shake a hand
Live it up while you still can
It ain't that hard to understand

We're all in, all in
All in this together
Whether we're flying, falling
Or pulling that good time lever
Bring your wild, bring your crazy, bring your what-the-hell weird
Life ain't a party if we ain't all here
We're all in, all in
All in this together, yeah

I thank the man above
For giving me so many people to love
And it ain't you or me, it's us
And that's what makes it better, oh

We're all in, all in
All in this together
Whether we're flying, falling
Or pulling that good time lever
Bring your wild, bring your crazy, bring your what-the-hell weird
Life ain't a party if we ain't all here
We're all in, all in
All in this together, yeah
All in this together, yeah

You do you and I'll do me
And it's okay if we disagree
But we're all in, all in
All in this together

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Never Been Over

We've been good and bad, hot and cold
And fightin' mad, solid gold
Been sunny days, straight-line wind
Been driven slow and guilty as sin

Been back roads lost and blue-lights found
Dead of quiet, rock star loud
Been up and down like we're built on springs
We've been a lot of things

But we've never been splittin' up friends, splittin' up records
Puttin' up walls, burnin' down letters
Grass is greener 'cause there's something better
Waitin' down the line

We've never been a headlights-weaving, taillights-fadin'
So long, move on, goodbye waiting
Never been one last long look across your shoulder
We've been a lot of things but we've never been over

We've been two pink lines to up all night
Brake on the left, gas on the right
Been eighteen years around the sun
Knowing that day would come

But we've never been splittin' up friends, splittin' up records
Puttin' up walls, burnin' down letters
Grass is greener 'cause there's something better
Waitin' down the line

We've never been a headlights-weaving, taillights-fadin'
So long, move on, goodbye waiting
Never been one last long look across your shoulder
We've been a lot of things but we've never been over

We've been holdin' on to love so long
That we don't know how to run

But we've never been splittin' up friends, splittin' up records
Puttin' up walls, burnin' down letters
Grass is greener 'cause there's something better
Waitin' down the line

We've never been a headlights-weaving, taillights-fadin'
So long, move on, goodbye waiting
Never been one last long look across your shoulder

We've been a lot of things, we've been a lot of things
We've been a lot of things but we've never been over

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Fires Don't Start Themselves

We don't get too many nights
All alone peace and quiet
Call it busy, call it a life
And I don't tell you near enough
Just how much I'm missing us
And making that temperature rise
But girl, I'm gonna show you tonight

So, let's drink what's left of this bottle of wine
Move a little closer' til the sparks start flyin'
Turn the lights down low and pull the Conway off of the shelf
Then we'll dance through the kitchen and straight down the hall
Let my old blue jeans and your sundress fall
Girl, we're holding the lighter
And fires don't start themselves

Girl, I wanna take my time
Love you slow, love you right
Shadows dancing on the wall
Your lips, your hips, your fingertips
Every inch of you just fits
Like the shirt that I got on
Gonna love you, baby, all night long

So, let's drink what's left of this bottle of wine
Move a little closer 'til the sparks start flyin'
Turn the lights down low and pull the Conway off of the shelf
Then we'll dance through the kitchen and straight down the hall
Let my old blue jeans and your sundress fall
Girl, we're holding the lighter
And fires don't start themselves
Nah, fires don't start themselves

Nah, there ain't no putting it out
Might just burn this whole place down
Starting right now

So, let's drink what's left of this bottle of wine
Move a little closer 'til the sparks start flyin'
Turn the lights down low and pull the Conway off of the shelf
Ah yeah
Then we'll dance through the kitchen and straight down the hall
Let my old blue jeans and your sundress fall
Girl, we're holding the lighter
And fires don't start themselves
Nah, no, fires don't start themselves, ah

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Ol' Church Hymn

Gettin' lost was all I could find
On the wrong road, just lookin' for signs
All kinds of broke and livin' my life
In the dark 'til I saw the light

It's like I went down to the river
The first time I saw your face
Where would I be if I missed your
Sweet, amazing grace

You soothe my soul like an ol' church hymn
Found in the book in the back of a pew
Born again love, I'm a new person
Hands in the air, hallelujah
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
You soothed my soul like an ol' church hymn
Amen

Now no matter how bad it seems
You're there like a prayer, just settin' me free
You're my rock, you're my blessing
Thank God, you're the best thing
That's ever happened to me

You soothe my soul like an ol' church hymn
Found in the book in the back of a pew
Born again love, I'm a new person
Hands in the air, hallelujah
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
You soothed my soul like an ol' church hymn
Amen

You love me just the way I am
Lead me to the promised land
You're my sweet, by and by

You soothe my soul like an ol' church hymn
Found in the book in the back of a pew
Born again love, I'm a new person
Hands in the air, hallelujah
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
You soothe my soul like an ol' church hymn
Amen

Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
You soothe my soul like an ol' church hymn
Amen

Oh, amen, amen, amen
Soothe my soul, soothe my soul, soothe my soul
Amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen (let me hear you say)
Amen, amen, amen (let me hear you)
You soothe my soul like an ol' church hymn
Amen

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7 Days

If I could have Monday, I'd be alright
If I could forget you for one Friday night
Wake up on Sunday, you not be my church
Just need one day to handle this hurt

But it's one drink, one shot there at the bar
I see two people dancin' out in the dark
It's that three in the morning telephone call
That I wanna make, staring at these four walls
Then it's five o'clock, gettin' off work all alone
Kick back with a six-pack but your memory ain't gone
I think maybe that I'd be okay
If I wasn't seeing your face seven days

One Saturday tailgate, one football game
One day in the country, one drive in the rain
Just twenty-four hours of not feeling blue
But how can I get over you when it only takes

One drink, one shot there at the bar
I see two people dancin' out in the dark
It's that three in the morning telephone call
That I wanna make, staring at these four walls
Then it's five o'clock, gettin' off work all alone
Kick back with a six-pack but your memory ain't gone
I think maybe that I'd be okay
If I wasn't seeing your face seven days

I've been tryin' to forget you one day at a time
But tryin' can't get you off of my mind

But it's one drink, one shot there at the bar
I see two people dancin', dancin' in the dark
It's that three in the morning telephone call
That I wanna make, staring at these four walls
Then it's five o'clock, gettin' off work all alone
I kick back with a six-pack but your memory ain't gone
I think maybe that I'd be okay
If I wasn't seeing your face seven days, oh
(Seven days, oh, seven days, oh)
Every day, every day, seven days
Seeing your face

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Same Beer Different Problem

You got your cars without drivers, traffic's getting worse
We're racin' off to space, just to get away from Earth
3G, 4G, 5G, getting even further from the OG
Granny's eatin' gummies, mama's online
All I know for sure is we've all lost our minds
A little bit funny, a lotta bit strange
But at the end of the day

It's the same beer, different problem
Maybe this next round will solve 'em
A-maybe the answer's down at the bottom
Of a cool libation and some friendly conversation
Tonight with some brand new friends
Ain't no doubt, we can figure it out again
Raise 'em up if you got 'em
Same beer, different problem

Everybody gets a trophy, but no one gets a pass
If it don't make you cry, the news will make you laugh
See change, be the change, bartender keep the change
Line 'em up again, line 'em up again
I think we're gettin' somewhere here

It's the same beer, different problem
Maybe this next round will solve 'em
Maybe the answer's down at the bottom
Of a cool libation and some friendly conversation
Tonight with some brand new friends
Ain't no doubt, we can figure it out again
Raise 'em up if you got 'em
Same beer, a-different problem

Underneath these neon lights
Everybody's wrong, everybody's right
Happy hour, any day, every day
Ends up winding up the same way

It's the same beer, different problem
Maybe this next round will solve 'em
I see the answer down at the bottom
Of a cool libation and some friendly conversation
Tonight with some brand new friends
Ain't no doubt, we can figure it out again
Raise 'em up if you got 'em
Same beer, a-different problem
Oh, same beer, a-different problem
Mmhm, same beer, different problem

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Sara

Sara, I know it's been 'bout thirty years since I heard from you
Are you still down in Fort Lauderdale?
And does your daddy still think I'm bad for you?
Young, young hearts never grow old
Never get tired, but I'm not lookin' for love, oh no

It don't matter if you're married
It don't matter if you're settled down
It don't matter if you're
Five kids deep on a dead-end street in the middle of town
I don't wanna be your lover
I don't wanna be your man
I just wanna sit and talk to you 'til the day is through
Like we're thirteen again
I ain't lookin' for a one-night
I'm just lookin' for a friend

Sara, somehow it didn't feel right for me to call you up
And I've been tryin' for a long time, I know
But, "Hello, how you doin'?" just didn't seem good enough
Torn apart when were young
We were just children, has time changed who you are? If so

It don't matter if you're married
It don't matter if you're settled down
It don't matter if you're
Five kids deep on a dead-end street in the middle of town
I don't wanna be your lover
I don't wanna be your man
I just wanna sit and talk to you 'til the day is through
Like we're thirteen again
I ain't lookin' for a one-night
I'm just lookin' for a friend now

Well, lately, I have been thinkin' about you
Watching the world as this life passes by
So if you hear me, my old friend Sara

It don't matter if you're married
It don't matter if you're settled down
It don't matter if you're
Five kids deep on a dead-end street in the middle of town
I don't wanna be your lover
I don't wanna be your man
I just wanna sit and talk to you 'til the day is through
Like we're thirteen again
I ain't lookin' for a one-night
I'm just lookin' for a friend now

I ain't lookin' for a one-night
I'm just lookin' for my friend, oh

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Have A Good Time

Been running this road, both feet on the gas
Working too hard, going too fast
'Til life reminded me I had to slow it on down

Instead of worrying about things I can't change
Gonna lay in the sun and dance in the rain
Do a little more living right here in the here and now
And figure out how

To have a few hell yeahs
And some back porch hallelujahs
Sipping on a sunset
Where the good Lord's talking to you

Ride the lows, chase the highs
Fall in love and love this life
Place your bets, no regrets
And don't forget to have a good time

Yeah, breathe it all out, take all in
Gonna call up a couple of good old friends
And along the way maybe make a few more

Take a second chance on the chances I missed
Put a few new checks on the bucket list
Hey y'all, ain't that all what we're living for?

To have a few hell yeahs (hell yeahs)
And some back porch hallelujahs
Sipping on a sunset (sipping on a sunset)
Where the good Lord's talking to you

Ride the lows, chase the highs
Fall in love and love this life (this life)
Place your bets, no regrets
And don't forget to have a good time
Yeah, have a good time

Just my two cents, maybe ain't worth much
But it just might be enough

Don't forget to make it count
Don't forget to sing out loud
Don't forget the salt and lime
And don't forget to have a damn good time

And have a few hell yeahs (hell yeahs)
Have some back porch hallelujahs (hallelujahs)
Sipping on a sunset (sipping on a sunset)
While the good Lord's talking to you (Amen)

Ride the lows (ride the lows), chase the highs (chase the highs)
Fall in love and love this life (that's right)
Place your bets, no regrets
Don't forget to have a good time
(Have a good time, have a good time) oh yeah
(Have a good time, have a good time)
Have a good time (have a good time, have a good time)
Come on, come on, say it with me now (gave a good time, have a good time)

(Have a good time)

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Sure Would Have Loved Her

It felt like forever just like destiny
Like our world was spinnin' for just her and me
I don't know why she's gone but for all that it's worth
Man, I sure woulda loved her

I sure woulda loved wakin' up to her smile
And layin' down beside her for the rest of my life
She stole my heart and turned into a ghost
But that ain't the part that hurts me the most
Man, I sure woulda loved her
Damn, wish I coulda loved her

She woulda picked up the phone if she woulda known
I was calling to give her the world
Now she's in the wind and I still feel the thunder
And man, I sure woulda loved her

I sure woulda loved wakin' up to her smile
And layin' down beside her for the rest of my life
She stole my heart and turned into a ghost
But that ain't the part that hurts me the most
Man, I sure woulda loved her, oh
Damn, wish I coulda loved her

I don't know why or if I even care
When I close my eyes, she's still standing there
I'd still let her sweet heart darken my door
Man, I sure woulda loved her
Damn, wish I coulda loved her

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Southern Comfort

Mississippi rollin' like the tide in Alabama
Lynchburg tea in Tennessee on down to Louisiana
Sippin' on Kentucky, I got Georgia on my mind
Take me back to Carolina when the Lord says it's my time

That gentle breeze makes me think I'm three sheets to the wind
When the fireflies light me up right makes the whole world spin
If sunsets were like whiskey, man, I'd be seeing double
Ain't nothing in this bottle gets me drunk as Southern (Southern) Comfort

Corn in rows on gravel roads and supper on the stove
Hayride and the Opry on the AM radio
We call our mothers mama and call our buddies brother
Football's king on Saturday, Jesus on the others

That gentle breeze makes me think I'm three sheets to the wind
When the fireflies light me up right makes the whole world spin
If sunsets were like whiskey, man, I'd be seeing double
Ain't nothing in this bottle gets me drunk as Southern (Southern) Comfort, oh
Southern Comfort

Can't uproot your roots from half the boots that's in your bones
Born out in the country, country road take me home

That gentle breeze makes me think I'm three sheets to the wind
When the fireflies light me up right makes the whole world spin
If sunsets were like whiskey, man, I'd be seeing double
Ain't nothing in this bottle gets me drunk as Southern (Southern) Comfort, oh yeah
Southern Comfort

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3 am In Carolina

It's midnight in California
Been drinkin' all day with my friends
We met a group of pretty girls from Georgia
A couple guys from Amsterdam
It was all night or use my discretion
So I slipped out and slipped on home
I was just gonna leave you a message
But I was so damn glad you picked up the phone 'cause

Right now, I'm spinnin' like a barstool
Right now, I'm missin' your pretty smile
In the back of a cab in the carpool lane
Goin' insane 'cause it's been a while
Since I told you that I love you and I still do
Wish I was layin' right beside ya
Just had to let you know but I'll let you go
I know it's 3AM in Carolina

Since I got you, there's some things that I wanna say
I didn't wanna leave you, didn't make me wanna stay
Don't get me wrong, I made you cry more than I made you laugh
If I didn't, I wouldn't be here saying that

Right now, I'm spinnin' like a barstool
Right now, I'm missin' your pretty smile
In the back of a cab in the carpool lane
Goin' insane 'cause it's been a while
Since I told you that I love you, and I still do
Wish I was layin' right beside ya
Just had to let you know but I'll let you go
I know it's 3AM in Carolina

3AM in Carolina
Oh yeah, now

Right now, I'm wantin' you so bad
Right now, I really wanna change my life
Right now, I'm thinkin' 'bout takin' that
Get you back on the next LAX red-eye flight

Right now, I'm spinnin' like a barstool
Right now, I'm missin' your pretty smile
In the back of a cab in the carpool lane
Goin' insane 'cause it's been a while
Since I told you that I love you, and I still do
Wish I was layin' right beside ya
Just had to let you know but I'll let you go
I know it's 3AM in Carolina
It's 3AM in Carolina, yeah

It's midnight in California
I've been drinkin' all day with my friends now, oh

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Lift Me Up

Lift me up
Hold me down
Keep me close
Safe and sound
Burning in a hopeless dream
Hold me when you go to sleep
Keep me in the warmth of your love
When you depart, keep me safe
Safe and sound

Lift me up
Hold me down
Keep me close
Safe and sound
Drowning in an endless sea
Take some time to stay with me
Keep me in the strength of your arms
Keep me safe
Safe and sound

Lift me up (oh)
Hold me down
Keep me safe
Safe and sound
Burning in a hopeless dream
Hold me when you go to sleep
Keep me safe
We need light, we need love (oh)

Lift me up (lift me up, lift me up)
Hold me down (hold me down)
Keep me safe (keep me safe and I need love, I need love, I need love)
Safe and sound
Lift me up
Hold me down
Keep me close
Safe and sound

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Stargazing

Red wine, truck bed and a blanket
Blue jeans, sun beams, faded
Summer nights, fireflies
Staying right here with you
It's a hell of a view

Let's go stargazing
Got my heart racing
Under that moon looking at you
Between the stars in the sky and your eyes
I'm stargazing

Radio playing soft and steady
Take my hand, darling, if you're ready
We can dance all night in the headlight of the Chevy

Let's go stargazing
Got my heart racing
Under that moon looking at you
Between the stars in the sky and your eyes
I'm stargazing

The sun in your smile
The way you make me wanna stay here awhile
Just stargazing, stargazing

Stargazing
Got my heart racing
Under that moon looking at you
Between the stars in the sky and your eyes
I'm stargazing, oh, stargazing