Lyrics

Verse 1)

I'm that lonely child with a mountain to climb/

In the Carolina nights, I'm just tryin' to find/

way to feed my kids, keep 'em fed and warm/

Can't go back to hustlin', I was born in that storm.

Boots on my feet, got that pickup truck/

Searchin' for my dreams, yeah, I'm pressin'

my luck.

Pen and paper ready, gonna write me a hit/

'Cause the way I'm livin', I just can't commit/



**Hook**

So, I'm chasin' dreams, turnin' these nightmares ‘

round,

On Carolina streets, where I won't be found/

A lonely boy, but I'm standin' strong/

Carolina strong, where I belong/



Verse 2.

Lost my granddad, lost my dad, lost my kin,

Cousins, uncles, great grandma, to my soul it

digs in/

Standin' on all 10, gotta be there for my own/

Even when the world feels so cold and unknown/

Diabetes tried to take me, but I fought that fight/

God gave me a chance, now I see the light/

Like Rocky in the ring, I'm swingin' for that

dream/

Just a small town boy with a vision extreme/



**Hook**

So, I'm chasin' dreams, turnin' these nightmares

'round/

On Carolina streets, where I won't be found/

lonely boy, but I'm standin' strong/

Carolina strong, where I belong/



Verse 3.

Nobody sees the struggle, nobody feels the pain/

Just that fake smile, as I walk through the rain/

But this lonely boy's got a fire inside/

With the love of my kids, it's a hell of a ride/



No more lonely child, I'll break free from this

chain/

Standin' tall in Carolina, relievin' this strain/

'Cause the dreams I chase, they're callin' my

name/

And this lonely boy, he's gonna rise from the

flame/



**Hook**

So, I'm chasin' dreams, turnin' these nightmares

'round/

On Carolina streets, where I won't be found/

lonely boy, but I'm standin' strong/

Carolina strong, where I belong/