Dixie Boy Lyrics - Alabama

(Jim McBride) 

I was raised in the shadows by that old cotton mill 

Back when believin' was the 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 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. 

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We were leaning, leaning on 

The everlasting arms of love 

Livin' all those simple joys 

This Dixie boy is made of. 

Got my real education from the T.V. station 

And good ole boys down at the park 

The say Hey, Willie and those rock-a-billies 

Made 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. 

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We are leaning, leaning on 

The everlasting arms of love 

Livin' all those simple joys 

This Dixie boy is made of. 

We are leaning, leaning on 

The everlasting arms of love 

Livin' all those simple joys 

This Dixie boy is made of...