Carolina Float
Brandon Stover
[Verse 1]
Sun’s coming up over cypress trees,
Warm breeze rolling in off the sea,
Cooler in the back, bare feet in the sand,
South Carolina morning, got time on our hands.
Brandon’s laughing loud, pushing off the shore,
Rachel’s got the playlist we all adore,
The water’s slow, the world’s moving light,
Feels like forever in the golden light.
[Chorus]
We’re floating down the river in South Carolina,
Let the current carry every worry behind us,
Blue sky days and muddy toes,
Living on a tide that nobody owns,
With friends and the sun and the hours that fade,
Yeah, life feels easy drifting this way.
[Verse 2]
Gavin’s got a rope tied loose to a tree,
Kate’s in the water yelling, "Come on in with me!"
Jordan’s got a joke that don’t make sense,
But we’re laughing like we’ve all got no defense.
Kayla’s singing something she made up on the fly,
Echoing off the banks as we drift on by,
Cold drinks clink, time slips through,
Every bend in the river feels brand new.
[Chorus]
We’re floating down the river in South Carolina,
Sweet summer days couldn’t feel any finer,
Slow-moving dreams and a southern drawl,
Letting go, letting the river decide it all,
With the sun going low and the night on the way,
Yeah, life feels easy drifting this way.
[Bridge]
No phones ringing, no lines to cross,
Just the sound of water and the weightless loss,
Of all the things we thought we needed then,
Right now is enough with these friends.
[Final Chorus]
Still floating down the river in South Carolina,
Fireflies blinking like a homemade china,
If this moment’s all we ever save,
I’d say we lived every second brave,
With Brandon, Rachel, Gavin too,
Kate, Jordan, Kayla — yeah, the whole damn crew.
[Outro]
When the river ends and the stars come through,
We’ll carry this night like a tattoo,
South Carolina, you know we’ll remember,
This summer river drifting forever.
Versions
Carolina Float (Version A)
Brandon Stover
Version A
Carolina Float (Version B)
Brandon Stover
Version B