Well I've been way so long

I'm too numb to dislike it

And la's one big hit song

I never learned to fight it

Dear caroline

It never meant to go this far

It started out to be a game

I never meant to be a star.



And everybody smiles

But their eyes stare out so empty

From a face they scrub with dial

And the words that spill so fancy

Dear caroline

I thought my songs would change the world

Instead of slowly getting rich

Off the emotions of young girls.



Chorus:

And what really makes me laugh

Is that nothing's really changed

Since that day I left you years ago

To find myself a name

And what really makes me cry

Is that it's only an illusion

And all that success means

Is just money and confusion.



I've been told you settled down

Found yourself a family

I'll send my latest record down

The critics tell me that it's happening

Dear caroline

There's nothing really left to say

I hope you still remember me

After the songs all fade away.



Repeat chorus