[Verse 1] [Lead: Smooth Southern croon, intimate and tender, gentle blues phrasing.] Corrina, Corrina, where you been so long? Got my heart in pieces, got me singing this song Every road I travel, every town I find Still I hear your name in the back of my mind I watch the evening settle on the old back road Carry every memory like a heavy load There’s a little bit of you in every passing breeze And I swear I feel your shadow moving through the trees [Rap 1] [Lead: Low, relaxed Southern cadence, reflective and conversational.] Yeah, I’ve been chasing ghosts in the porchlight glow Every mile another memory I can’t let go Corrina in the distance like a train whistle sound Love don’t disappear, it just circles around I’ve crossed these hills with your name on my tongue Counting all the chances and the things left undone Maybe time keeps turning, but my heart stays true Every road I walk somehow leads back to you [Verse 2] [Lead: Warm croon, slightly more emotional, still restrained.] Sun going down on the old back hill I keep on searching, but I never stand still If you hear my voice on the evening wind Just know I’d start it all over again I remember your laughter when the summer rain fell Two hearts making promises we never had to tell Now the night gets quiet and the stars shine through And every little light seems to point me back to you [Rap 2] [Lead: Low and intimate, gently building intensity.] Letters unsent, but the words stay true A heart like mine only beats for you Under Appalachian moon with the city lights dim Still praying love finds its way back in I don’t need forever written down in stone Just one more chance to hear you say hello If the road bends backward, if the lost come home I’ll be right here waiting, I won’t walk alone [Chorus / Climax] [Lead: Fuller soulful croon, romantic and heartfelt, no high belting.] Corrina, Corrina, don’t you fade away You’re the midnight river in my yesterday If I ever find you, I’ll be whole once more Swingin’ on a dream outside your door Corrina, Corrina, can you hear me call? Through the mountain shadows, through the nightfall If your heart remembers what mine still knows I’ll follow that river wherever it flows Corrina, Corrina, don’t you fade away Some loves leave a mark that the years can’t erase And if tomorrow brings you back to me I’ll hold you like the moon holds the Appalachian sea [Instrumental Break] [Dobro and fiddle trade tender blues phrases; muted trumpet answers softly. Mandolin and upright bass maintain the warm swing.] [Outro] [Lead: Very soft, intimate, fading like a distant memory.] Corrina… Corrina, where you been so long? I still hear your name When the evening comes around Still feel your memory When the world gets quiet down Corrina… If you hear me, come home I’ll be waiting by the door Where the old night meets the dawn Corrina… Corrina… [Soft ad-lib: Corrina…] [Soft ad-lib: Come home…] [Soft ad-lib: Corrina…]
