Intro: (4x) verse 1 I stopped in Statesville for you When I could’ve driven straight through But the call from the exit was loud And I gave in too proud to be scared by the boo I stopped in Statesville for you Oooh oooh oooh verse 2 Where they tore down the high school last year And the line between fiction and fact isn’t clear Someone told me old Dooley was hung on the hill You can’t always believe what you hear They tore down the high school last year Oooh oooh oooh Oooh oooh oooh verse 3 I’ve always had reason to roam If we’d ever met then, you would’ve known But my plan for this trip was in three, stand up, smile And leave Carolina alone Leave Carolina alone verse 4 But I stopped in Statesville for you When I should’ve driven straight through But the call from the exit was loud And I gave in too proud to be scared by the boo I stopped in Statesville for you