Charles David Sharp Poet Lyric

Lower Alabama

A little south of Heaven
On the Gulf of Mexico
Here in the Heart of Dixie
The living's easy and slow

The weather's mostly nice here
Round Mobile Bay
Sunshine when it ain't raining
It's beautiful today here in L.A.

Living in L.A.
Lower Alabama
Spanish moss, azaleas
A deep south panorama, Lower Alabama
So far south, can't get no farther
Off the map, feet hitting water 

A little taste of the bayou
A little twang in our talk
Folks are friendly when they greet you
We say sir and maam and y'all

We love sweet tea, our chicken fried
Shrimp and grits, and pecan pie
And watermelon in season
Man, I love the smell of bacon
Smells like Sunday morning 
Like America, tastes like freedom

Living in L.A.
Lower Alabama
Spanish moss, azaleas
A deep south panorama, Lower Alabama
So far south, can't get no farther
Off the map, feet hitting water 

Now, some might say we've got it all
Hidden treasures to be found 
Bellingrath and Mardi Gras
(The first one, mind you) and the USS Alabama

The stuff of dreams, music scenes
Golden beaches, island streams
Fresh seafood to die for
Piggly Wigglys, there's a few
Foosackly's, can't fake the Foo
A sea of Shunarrah billboards, oh Lord

Living in L.A.
Lower Alabama
Spanish moss, azaleas
A deep south panorama, Lower Alabama
So far south, can't get no farther
Off the map, feet hitting water 
Alabam, here where I oughtta be

© 2017.

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