I went down to Houston 我去了休斯敦

And I stopped in San 'Antone 我在圣安东停

I passed up the station for the bus 我通过了该站的公交车

I was trying to find me something 我试图找到我的东西

But I wasn't sure just what 但我不知道正是

Man I ended up with pockets full of dust 男人，我结束了口袋里满是灰尘

   

And I went down to Cleveland, that's where I went insane 而我去了克利夫兰，这就是我去疯狂

I bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance 我买的是借来的西装，学跳

I was spending money like the way it likes to rain 我是花钱如它喜欢下雨的方式

Man I ended up with pockets full of cane 男人，我结束了口袋里装满甘蔗

   

Oh my sweet Carolina 哦，我亲爱的卡罗来纳州

What compels me to go? 究竟是什么让我走吗？

Oh my sweet disposition 哦，我亲爱的性格

May you one day carry me home 愿你一天带我回家

   

Never been to Vegas, but I gambled up my life 从来没有到过拉斯维加斯，但我输光了我的生活

Though the newsprint boats are raced in sewer mains 虽然新闻纸艇比赛在下水道水管

Was trying to find me something but I wasn't sure just what 试图找我什么事，但我不知道正是

Funny how they say that "some things never change" 有趣的是，他们说， “有些东西永远不会改变”

   

Oh my sweet Carolina 哦，我亲爱的卡罗来纳州

What compels me to go? 究竟是什么让我走吗？

Oh my sweet disposition 哦，我亲爱的性格

May you one day carry me home 愿你一天带我回家

   

And out here in the city seems like things are closing in 而在这里，在城市好像东西都收在

The sunset's just my light bulb burning out 夕阳的只是我的灯泡烧坏

I miss Kentucky and I miss my family 我想念肯德基，我想念我的家人

All the sweetest winds they blow across the South 所有的甜蜜风，他们横跨南吹

   

Oh my sweet Carolina 哦，我亲爱的卡罗来纳州

What compels me to go? 究竟是什么让我走吗？

Oh my sweet disposition 哦，我亲爱的性格

May you one day carry me home 愿你一天带我回家

May you one day carry me home. 愿你一天带我回家。