Carolina and Tennessee

Would your tall pines shade me from the sun in mid-July?
Would your ocean wash away my tears if I should cry?
Would your mountains give me clarity that I might see
If you were Carolina, and I was Tennessee

We climb to the top of the mountains, above the timberline
Walked in the shadows of hard times, waiting for the sun to shine
Finding out that our boundary’s imaginary lines
Forever I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine

I would give you the mountains and majesty to show my love
I would give you the colors of October leaves if you should blush
I’d give you rolling hills of green and trails of peace
If you were Carolina and I was Tennessee

We climb to the top of the mountains, above the timberline
Walked in the shadows of hard times, waiting for the sun to shine
Finding out that our boundary’s imaginary lines
Forever I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine

Together we’ll lie side by side for eternity
If you were Carolina and I was Tennessee
Tennessee