Dixie Boy Alabama

[Verse 1]
I was raised in the shadows of an old cotton mill
Back when believing was a style
Small town heaven and a big eyed boy
Made sweet music for a while
My daddy worked hard down at the factory
Nights he went to G.I. school
He didn't know nothing 'bout the silver spoon
But he lived by the golden rule

[Pre-Chorus]
Summer nights he was gone
Me and mama stayed home
Out on the front porch swing
Wishing on the stars in the southern sky
And sometimes we used to sing

[Chorus]
We were leaning, leaning on
The everlasting arms of love
Living on those simple joys
This Dixie boys made of

[Verse 2]
Got my real education from the TV station
And good old boys down at the park
And say, "Hey, Willie" and those rock-a-billies
Made their way into my heart
I remember the old folks sitting 'round talking
On laid back Sunday afternoons
They said them young folks sure got a hard road
Oh, they're growing up too soon