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Carolina

from Zephyr (LP) by Gold Light

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Papa always told me there was gold beyond them hills
So when I came of age I got me a set of wheels
And I came to decide gold was what I wanted to find
So I left Carolina behind

See Papa'd always scold me and it'd turn into a fight
Five fingers make a fist but two wrongs don't make it right
So when I went away I didn't even say goodbye
Just gathered my things drove out of Carolina

Well I made it to Kentucky met a girl who'd come to love me
We ran off got married come one Easter Sunday
She was patient she was kind I was hers she was mine
Carolina was the last thing on my mind

Well the next thing that I know got two kids full grown
And somehow my father's footsteps had become my own
But I do my best to try give 'em roots but wings to fly
The way the winds of Carolina gave me mine

It was an early day in May when the call came down the line
My mama she was crying sayin' my daddy'd died
And I thought of all the things I wouldn't ever get to say
And my heart just fell apart shoulda never gone this way
And I thought about the gold he told me I would find
As I drove back to Carolina one last time

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from Zephyr (LP), released October 10, 2019

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Gold Light Asheville, North Carolina

Tracking through cinematic tales of heartache, love and loss while bouncing between genres from 50’s rock and roll to post-punk to classic country, Gold Light becomes a catchall for Chang’s prismatic take on American music.

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