Dixie Boy lyrics

Song information

Artist: Alabama
Album: Closer You Get...

Lyrics

Words and music by jim mcbride

Iwas raised in the shadow of an old cotton mill, back when believin' was in
Style
Smalltown heaven and a big-eyed boy made sweet music for a while
My daddy worked hard down at the facotry
Nights he went to g.i. school
He didn't know nothin' 'bout the silver spoon, but he lived by the golden
Rule

Summer nights he was gone; me and mama stayed home, out on the front porch
Swing, wishin' on the stars in the southern sky, and sometimes we used to
Sing

We were leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms of love, livin' all the
Simple joys this dixie boy is made of

Got my real educationfrom the t.v. station and good ole boys down at the
Park
The say "hey, willie" and those rock-a-billies played their way into my
Heart
I remember the old folks sittin' 'round talkin' on laidback sunday
Afternoons
They said them young folks sure got a hard road
Oh, they're growin' up too soon
Now I know they were right, and as I sit here tonight out on the front porch
Swing, the stars are shinin' in my young boy's eyes, just like they did for
Me;

We are leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms of love, livin' all the
Simple joys this dixie boy is made of

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

"Closer You Get..." album track list