Carolyn Dawn Johnson - At The Time Lyrics






Sometimes I catch myself
Staring off into the distance
Dreaming 'bout you dressing me
Head to toe with your kisses

I smile as the memory sinks in
Thinking I'd like to feel that again

We headed up, we took the fall
We said we'll never let it die
And if I had the chance, well, you can bet
I'll do it all over again, what a beautiful lie

Oh, and even if you have to lie
Please tell me you meant it at the time
You meant it at the time

Like when you said
I was your breath of air and your sunshine
And how you could never
Imagine be it anything but mine

Well, I have to believe it was true
Well, I just feel like a fool
And I'm not a fool

We headed up, we took the fall
We said we'll never let it die
And if I had the chance, well, you can bet
I'll do it all over again, what a beautiful lie

Oh, and even if you have to lie
Please, tell me you meant it at the time

We headed up, we took the fall
We said we'll never let it die
And if I had the chance, well, you can bet
I'll do it all over again, what a beautiful lie

Oh, even if you have to lie
Oh, even though you've left me behind
I hope you meant it at the time
I hope you meant it at the time

We had it all
Yeah, yeah

Sometimes I catch myself
Staring off into the distance





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  1. 5.... ....

    2020 and still a cracking song.

  2. D.... W....

    where did she disappear to?

  3. K.... I....

    Anybody here in 2019? I'm feeling particularly nostalgic

  4. G.... M....

    I'm still listening to this in my car in 2019.

  5. j.... ....

    beautiful song Carolyn.

  6. J.... Y....

    I'd drive where ever u wanted

  7. D.... M....

    Why is she so underrated? Her voice and music is so amazing. I love Carolyn 🙂

  8. D.... M....

    Carolyn has such a beautiful voice 😍

  9. M.... Y....

    The message is clear, what more?

  10. J.... V....

    CDJ fan since the beginning! Refreshing to hear this song again!

  11. R.... S....

    My mom and dad we’re together for ten years, but only married six. My sister and I were really young when they divorced, but I remember a lot of yelling and fights that broke out. My mom has left before and came back, but the final time she left I will never forget... we got to see her every other weekend and Wednesday and I remember my sister and I saying play the “Georgia song.” It wasn’t until I was i older that I realize the love and importance of this song and how it must have been uplifting for my mother. Beautiful song.

    FUN FACT: my mom ended up remarried to my amazing stepdad from Louisiana, I guess she made it all the way there and didn’t turn around

  12. N.... B....

    This song helped me not take my husband back for the third time. And then the jerk moved to, get this, Georgia.

  13. A.... Y....

    i am so much in love

  14. A.... O....

    Still absolutely one of my favorite songs of all time - and the ultimate road-trip/blast-it-in-the-car/windows-down song.

  15. z.... ....

    Nice , nice*

  16. R.... f....

    She was 29 here... damn what a biute.

  17. x.... d....

    THOSE LYRICS WORK BOTH WAYS

  18. C.... E....

    What, a wonderful gift...

  19. L.... W....

    Who's watching this fine piece in 2016??

    L.... W....

    +Lorna Wangash me

    L.... W....

    Lorna Wangash I am I remember this from my childhood

    L.... W....

    Lorna Wangash June 2017

    L.... W....

    Been listening to this piece since 2007 every day. I just never seem to get enough.

  20. F.... F....

    Must've been 10 yrs since I heard this song. Such a pretty voice; I can listen to it all day.

    F.... F....

    +Free Fallin'68 nice profile pic

  21. A.... A....

    Her talent surpasses most American female country singers. I never get tired of listening to her songs.

    A.... A....

    Brittany B okay there's no reason to try to use gender to insult and belittle. Taylor swift is actually pop country. entirely different genre, no reason to be so rude, friend.

    A.... A....

    Surpasses?? Frick. Her vocal talent hasn’t even started to climb. Her voice is average. She’s a great writer but her voice killed her career.
    She should have kept handing her work to artists with unique vocals.
    Carolyn’s voice is very plain. Who cares she can hold a note. So can I. But I wouldn’t be trying to sell music with it. She thought she was better than she was.
    Her music would have went further if she wasn’t so delusional.

  22. z.... ....

    nice voice nice song , beautiful Carolyn

  23. p.... e....

    CDJ is brilliant
    Only 4 albums but she writes so powerfully and is a wonderful singer
    Couple of Christmas singles that should be no1 each December too
    Great song indeed

  24. T.... A....

    I miss music like this

  25. D.... W....

    Another example of an awesome Canadian country singer!😄😃😀

    D.... W....

    You must be related to her or something. She sucks

  26. J.... T....

    She look like jewel

  27. J.... A....

    Extraordinarias las canciones de Carolyn. Gracias por subirla

  28. M.... K....

    A great voice ,a great singer,writing her songs on her own.You can hear this music as often as you want,it will never get boring.
    Let´s celebrate the rebirth ouf country music

    M.... K....

    I never re-listen to it. I bought one album with the song complicated on it. Sing is good but her voice is not a voice that can be listened to over and over. She sucks. Her voice is best in a karaoke bar. She has no uniqueness to her vocals at all. Worst 20 bucks I ever spent.

  29. c.... e....

    She made it west alright....all the way to Vancouver...lol...

  30. A.... W....

    Carolyn is such a great talent, such a special voice. From what I heard the music execs tried to make her into something she's not. They should have let her be and do her thing, which was great. Sometimes talent doesn't need to be "managed" it just needs to be shared with the rest of the world as it is, pure, simple and unspoiled.

    A.... W....

    What talent?

  31. L.... F....

    love how she is singing about georgia but wearing a canadian maple leaf!!!!

    L.... F....

    Larissa Fike sounds like she is leaving somewhere to get to Georgia to get over someone, maybe leaving Canada....although she says that she will keep heading west til she gets to Georgia. Can’t drive west and arrive in Georgia from Canada, lol. ;). Nor anywhere for that matter, lol.

    L.... F....

    Well she is originally from Westlock Alberta

    L.... F....

    Jocelyn Vizzusi you’re right Georgia is south or south east from Canada l never noticed that

  32. A.... J....

    This song was my life blaring from my iPod when I left Texas last year.  This year I'm in Nevada and I won't turn around.  I love it!

    A.... J....

    Good job, sister.

    A.... J....

    YES! This time next year I'll be in Nashville! 💜🎶🎶🎶🎶

  33. D.... S....

    Like if you're still listening to it in 2013 :)

    D.... S....

    Still listening to this in my tiny convertible in the uk in 2019.. The cars do small there's only room for Carolyn and me.

  34. c.... t....

    come on

  35. M.... F....

    Did a bbc article bring anyone else here?

  36. L.... R....

    I love this song:)

  37. n.... ....

    How can one beautiful young lady have so much talent, and she keeps getting better and better and better......

  38. H.... D....

    I remember back in the day when CMT Canada had a special on Carolyn and they showed her songwriting process for the song....She always had beautiful melodies....

  39. L.... R....

    I love this song:)

  40. D.... M....

    i wanna go there too, become a singer and move to Georgia would be a dream come true for me

  41. D.... M....

    2000 was the best year in country music, georgia, flowers on the wall, horseshoes, it's always something, born to fly, so many classic songs from that year

  42. T.... K....

    My 3yr old (Abel) always says this is his woman...lol..My sons 1st love, i gotta love her.

    T.... K....

    Wait til he grows up. He’ll be so embarrassed.

  43. T.... G....

    Carolyn is my favourite singer!!!

  44. D.... P....

    carolyn, is Awesome, love terrie clarke thanks for sharing debs uk xxxxxxxxxxx

  45. G.... C....

    The song's co-writer grew up in Louisiana. Maybe they should have split the difference and written a song about Nebraska.

  46. b.... u....

    I Luv this song! Shame your singing about Georgia ? And not Westlock ? Have tons of relatives in Westlock. Beautiful back drop to your song tho I luv Vancouver And Kits beach shame I didn't see you filming would have liked to meet you . (Get a Autograph ) Keep up the Great Song writing and singing! Big Fan Wess Hemeon

    b.... u....

    If she eanyed american success she needed that im the lyrics also georgia is a meaphor anyway for wherever you could be heading

    b.... u....

    Ya. Don’t get too excited. She will never be anyone special. Her voice could be a challenge for karaoke singers but it’s no challenge for the talented vocalists out there. She should have stuck to writing for real singers like Chely Wright and Martina mcbride because her voice will never be able to compete with talent like that.

    She would have went further and made more money if she recognized that. But she was delusional and fell flat on her face.

    She may as well go back to wherever she came from. She’ll be famous there only.

  47. x.... ....

    Im moving to Georgia :)

  48. s.... ....

    Love the video and her style is so crisp and sweet. 10 stars!

  49. M.... T....

    i know a few things that i think she didnt release to the public :D

  50. h.... ....

    lol really....?

  51. M.... T....

    My mom knew her before she was fameous.....and she had a crush on my uncle :P lol

  52. A.... R....

    My friend met her a few days ago :D

  53. g.... q....

    why don't say which Georgia? country or state?

  54. K.... H....

    THIS ROCKS!! I see BC, Alberta, Sask...what is Nelson in there? OMG...this cracks me up! I love it. Love the song...but maybe the song should be remade for Canadians.

  55. j.... m....

    love love love

  56. S.... I....

    Carolyn went to school with one of my moms friends..

  57. D.... W....

    Carolyn hit #25 in Billboard, 2-3-01. Why'd she include her middle name? Was there already another Carolyn Johnson in the business? Somebody in the now, please let me know. God bless ya, for your effforts. Have a blessed week!

    D.... W....

    Wow. Surprised she hit 25. Obviously she fell off the charts. Some irrelevant basement singer trying to be something she’s not.

  58. M.... H....

    I like the song and I rarely get swayed by visuals but the empty wedding dress box and the discarding of the dress in the river embodies the pathos that is oftr=en in country songs but not always felt or realised by listeners. Carolyn you sing with emotion and that speaks volumes. Your x factor is a bonus for those of us who have vision and age is irrelevant. I love what you are doing and how you present. x o

  59. E.... ....

    If I'm not over you, by the time I get to Texas, then I guezz I'll be Louisiana bound.... ((<--- For Jaime))

  60. n.... ....

    I live in Georgia. I lived in Fucking b!tch Commie, Harper regime SOB fucked Canada. Sick n tired of expenses, taxes n bitches there.

  61. A.... ....

    yes first dislike

  62. T.... M....

    Sooooooooooooooooooo true

  63. B.... ....

    she got a GH? or CD wid her hits?

  64. c.... ....

    @gordon777777 haha ya but it'd probably sound dumb if it were "if im not over you by the time i get to saskatchewan i guess ill be alberta bound" :P

    c.... ....

    What the hell is saskatchewan. The song and the singer is shit already don’t give her any ideas to be worse than she already is

  65. d.... ....

    Absolutly LOVE her :)

  66. k.... ....

    WoW!! She sounds sooo much like Country Music Singer Deana Carter and I LOVE Deana Carter's voice!! :)

    k.... ....

    OMG! Don’t you ever compare this irrelevant piece of wannabe to someone like Deanna Carter.

    Have respect and keep your basement singer where she belongs. In the basement pretending she has talent.

    Deanna Carter HAS talent and is beautiful. This Carolyn is a nobody

  67. C.... G....

    she is amazing

  68. C.... G....

    SHE IS FROM WESTLOCK ALBERTA , ABOUT AN HOUR NORTH OF EDMONTON

  69. f.... ....

    @samanthawholover Yup I am pretty sure she is from Alberta but look it up to be sure!

  70. 1.... ....

    @patrinabird
    Well the 1:36 is either capilano or lynn canyon north vancouver
    2: 28 Spanish banks beach kits

  71. F.... B....

    @1woozoo: 1:36-1:38...where in Vancouver is that? Also, 2:28...2:29 when the big ship appears...where in Vancouver is that? Thanks.

  72. B.... ....

    @ziggler1991 I was responding to the comment you should have made. Who cares how old she is. She's got talent..

  73. D.... M....

    @brassplyer that didn't make any sense

  74. B.... ....

    @ziggler1991 "..she just turned 39 today and she looks like she is 40 in this video ..
    "
    .
    Yes, you're absolutely correct to point out that she's very talented.

  75. B.... ....

    @gordon777777 ".. Interesting how we make lyrics that will sell to the Americans.."
    .
    Hmm. This one uses US state names but aren't there many country songs with lyrics that don't hinge on specific geographic references?

  76. D.... M....

    its weird
    she just turned 39 today and she looks like she is 40 in this video

  77. M.... M....

    god carolyn you give me a headache!

  78. 1.... ....

    'cept you are in Vancouver girl! I know my town, I know the city line, I know my town. And you are... in my town!

  79. W.... W....

    Fell in love with this song the very first time. It just makes sense and its so honest.