(Lyle Lovett)

Pack the sofa

And pack the old arm chair

Tell the china

To ask the silverware

To pray we find that

They speak the language there

And say good-bye to Carolina



Leave the puppies

And leave the old porch swing

Tell the children

We're bringing everything

And tell the picture

Of Martin Luther King

To say good-bye to Carolina



Go west young man while you still can

Before you're old and gray

Go west and make a better life

Than you could if you stayed



So tell your family

And tell your friends good-bye

Say you'll write them

And keep them on your mind

And say you'll see them

Whenever someone dies

And says good-bye to Carolina



Leave the puppies

And leave the old porch swing

Tell the children

We're leaving everything

Except the picture

Of Martin Luther King

To say good-bye to Carolina



Go west young man while you still can

Before you're out of time

And you can always come back home

Tomorrow if you like



So wave to the tractor

And to the tractor shed

And to the milk cow

That kicked me in the head

I can't remember

But was it I who said

Good-bye to Carolina