Carrboro woman, won't you come with me?
There's some place I want to go
And I don't want to go alone

But what I want ain't what I need
And something else you ought to know
That if you come you're on your own
I'm no good at riding side by side, I travel lean

And I will try my best to be
To you no burden, weight or beast
I hope it's clear and that you understand
As we take each other's hands
You ain't my woman and woman, I am not your man

I do believe we all belong
And everything that's right and wrong
Comes from a light that you can't see
But if you try you can feel it swell and rise
Slowly reaching out to find you

Open the door, ain't nobody yours
So there ain't no reason to run
From all you're losing

I came upon a wounded beast
She was lying in the sand
Her heart held in her hand
How do you pretend to try

To save a thing that's meaning to die
Do you try or walk on by?

So Carrboro woman, won't you walk with me?
There's some place I have to go
And I don't want to go alone

And if what you want ain't where I'll be
Then my love I'll understand
You ain't my woman and woman, I am not your man