[Verse 1] There was a house on Miller Street With a broken window and a crooked tree A little girl who lived upstairs Would wave at cars like they weren't there Her mother worked until eleven Her father said he was in heaven She had a dog named Caroline Who disappeared around July I used to visit after three She'd leave the back door open for me We'd steal the peaches from the yard And put the stones inside a jar She had a picture of a man Who looked a little like her dad She said he used to sing to her But she forgot the words he sang [Chorus] Oh, Caroline Where did you go? I left the light on I thought you'd know Oh, Caroline It's getting cold There's someone standing Outside the window [Verse 2] One afternoon she cut her hair And left the pieces on the stairs She said she wanted to look new I said I wanted that one too We made a map of all the streets And marked the places we would meet She drew a star beside my name Then crossed it out and drew again Her brother came home in a car With a broken light and missing parts He had a girlfriend named Marie Who never really spoke to me She brought a box of photographs And laughed at things that weren't so funny I saw the girl from upstairs standing Barefoot in the summer [Chorus] Oh, Caroline Where did you go? I left the light on I thought you'd know Oh, Caroline It's getting cold There's someone standing Outside the window [Verse 3] I went back there last October The house was smaller than I remembered There was a family in the garden And a different dog beside the fence I asked them if they'd seen a girl With yellow ribbons in her hair They said they'd only live there For about a year [Chorus] Oh, Caroline Where did you go? I left the light on
