She drove me here with the headlights fading
And held me like a loaded gun
Sent me under the tide and stood waving
Then let me sink like the setting sun
So I started running out of things to believe in
Like love was nothing but a runaway train
She said that i was born for leaving
So maybe we're both the same
Cause now she's
Driving back to Carolina
She's going to leave the world behind her
She's going to run from everybody else
She's driving back to Carolina
Where no one could ever find her
Until she finds herself
I stood and watched the last of the tail lights
Like she'd done a couple times before
But I guess you never really know what it feels like
Till you're the one who really wanted more
And I guess that we all got our own set of reasons
For trying to run from the life that we had
She said that I was born for leaving
So maybe we're both as bad
Cause now she's
Driving back to Carolina
She's going to leave the world behind her
She's going to run from everybody else
She's driving back to Carolina
Where no one could ever find her
Until she finds herself
And so I said just keep driving, just keep driving
We both know that leaving's easier
Than believing we'll work this time so
Just keep driving, just keep driving
And darling I'll just keep driving, just keep driving
We're both better at running and whatever we're becoming
So pay no mind and just keep driving
But every time I look in the mirror girl
All I see is you
And all I feel is us
But all we ever knew was a rearview love
She's driving back to Carolina
And I just about lost my mind for her
She's driving back to Carolina
She's going to leave the world behind her
She's going to run from everybody else
She's driving back to Carolina
Where no one could ever find her
Until she finds herself
Until she finds herself