"Dixie Boy" by Alabama

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.