Heart's in Charleston

Nov. 12, 2012

Heart's in Charleston

Heart's in Charleston where I left it,
     Gave it to her 'neath the moon.
Found my love in Carolina,
     I left her much to soon.
When I'm old and I am weary,
     Please take me to her shore,
 Lost my heart in Charleston,
     Now I'll never love no more.

We first made eyes when I arrived
     On the old I-26,
Her steeples rose before me,
     I knew my soul was fixed.
Her eyes as blue as oceans,
     Her isles all brimming green,
A pearl upon the seashore,
     Finest gem you've ever seen.

Last time I saw her
     was far too long ago.
She kissed me with her her coral lips,
     She begged me not to go,
But I was bound for foreign towns,
     New ports and distant shores,
So I left my heart in Charleston
     So I would never love no more.