Dixie Boy-Alabama

[00:13.08]I was raised in the shadow of an old cotton mill [00:18.25]back when believin' was in style [00:22.88]Smalltown heaven and a big-eyed boy [00:27.37]made sweet music for a while [00:31.44]My daddy worked hard down at the facotry [00:35.99]Nights he went to G.I. school [00:40.22]He didn't know nothing 'bout the silver spoon [00:44.16]but he lived by the goldenrule [00:50.44]Summer nights he was gone [00:53.07]me and mama stayed home [00:55.82]out on the front porch swing [01:00.07]wishin' on the stars in the southern sky [01:04.36]and sometimes we used to sing [01:07.58]We were leaning, leaning on [01:12.70]The everlasting arms of love [01:17.94]Livin' all the simple joys [01:21.45]This Dixie boy is made of. [01:40.41]Got my real education from the T.V. station [01:45.29]and good ole boys down at the park. [01:49.53]They say "Hey, Willie" and those rock-a-billies [01:54.61]made their way into my heart. [01:57.95]I remember the old folks sittin' 'round talkin' [02:02.57]on laidback Sunday afternoons. [02:06.68]They said them young folks sure got a hard road. [02:11.73]Oh, they're growin' up too soon. [02:16.97]Now I know they were right [02:19.47]and as I sit here tonight [02:22.11]out on the front porch swing, [02:26.13]The stars are shinin' in my young boy's eyes [02:30.74]Just like they did for me [02:33.88]We are leaning, leaning on [02:39.06]The everlasting arms of love [02:44.11]Livin' all the simple joys [02:47.84]This Dixie boy is made of [02:51.34]We are leaning, leaning on [02:56.42]The everlasting arms of love [03:01.50]Livin' all the simple joys [03:04.97]This Dixie boy is made of