Wednesday, July 5, 2017

ALABAMA MAN (c) 2016

ALABAMA MAN REVISED
 
V1
 
FROM MARDIS GRAS IN MOBILE 
AND GRANDMAS APPLE PIE IN MONTGOMERY
WHERE WE SAY HOWDY , PURDY, AND Y'ALL.
THAT WARM SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY 
WHERE THE EAGLE SOARS OVER
THE COTTONFIELDS
WHERE A FARM BOY 
CAN FEEL SO FREE
AND
JUST LIKE ROSA PARKS
AND DR. KING
I TOO ONCE HAD A DREAM
THE ONLY THING THATS MISSING
IS YOU HERE UNDER THESE
CRIMSON SKIES WITH ME.
 
CHORUS:
 
***(SO) -- (SAY)***
HEYYYYY- 
TUS-CA-LOOSA
HEY HEY --
BIRM-ING-HAM
HAY , HEY, HEYYYY- 
GIVE IT UP FOR
MOBILE - BAYY.
I'M GOING TO BE YOUR 
ALABAMA MAN
 
NOW SOME MIGHT 
SAY THERE'S MORE IN
MISS-ISS-IPPI
BUT DARLIN' 
I'VE GOT A PLAN
I'M GOING KEEP YOU
HERE UNDER THE CRIMSON STARS
I'M GOING TO BE YOUR 
ALABAMA MAN
 
v2
 
ROLL TIDE ROLL UNDER THESE CRIMSON SKIES
I'M GONNA BE YOUR ALABAMA GUY.
GONNA REEL YOU IN LIKE THE
CRAWFISH
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO TIDE
GONNA BE YOUR ALABAMA GUY
 
***(SO) -- (SAY)***
HEYYYYY- 
TUS-CA-LOOSA
HEY HEY --
BIRM-ING-HAM
HAY , HEY, HEYYYY- 
GIVE IT UP FOR
MOBILE - BAYY.
I'M GOING TO BE YOUR 
ALABAMA MAN
 
 
BRIDGE :
 
SO
ROLL TIDE ROLL
UNDER THESE CRIMSON SKIES
I'M GOING TO BE YOUR
ALABAMA GUY.
GOING TO REEL YOU IN
LIKE THE CRAWFISH
WITH THE GULF OF
MEX-I-CO
TIDE
MAYBE ONE DAY 
I'LL BE YOUR 
ALABAMA GUY 
 
 
 
CHORUS:
 
***(SO) -- (SAY)***
HEY 
TUS-CA-LOOSA
HEY HEY --
BIRM-ING-HAM
HAY , HEY, HEYYYY- 
GIVE IT UP FOR
MOBILE - BAYY.
I'M GOING TO BE YOUR 
ALABAMA MAN
 
NOW SOME MIGHT 
SAY THERE'S MORE IN
MISS-ISS-IPPI
BUT DARLIN' 
I'VE GOT A PLAN
I'M GOING KEEP YOU
HERE UNDER THE CRIMSON STARS
I'M GOING TO BE YOUR 
ALABAMA MAN
 
AND -
JUST LIKE ROSA PARKS
AND DR. KING
I TOO ONCE HAD A DREAM
BUT I THINK MY PLAN
JUST HIT THE FAN
TO BECOME YOUR 
ALABAMA MAN
 
(c) 2016 - Lyric by Jeff Dearman - ALABAMA MAN (formerly Alabama Boy)

WHAT IFS? (c) 2017

MY WILL WENT
OFF TO WAR IN
NAM
IN THE FALL OF 19-72.
IT WAS SCARY THINKIN' BOUT
THOSE "WHAT IFS?"
WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO?


NORTHERN LIGHTS (c) 2017 Unfinished


THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS I WISH I COULD SEE
THAT I'LL PROBABLY NEVER SEE IN MY LIFE.
BUT THE ONE THING I WANT THE MOST
IN THE WORLD
IS FOR YOU TO BE MY WIFE.
AND PRESENT YOU THAT
RING
UNDER THOSE NOR-THERN LIGHTS


I'd GIVE ANYTHING TO SCALE THE EIFFEL
TOWER
OR TO SEE THOSE
NORTHERN LIGHTS
I'D GIVE UP EVERYTING
I HAVE TO BE
BACK WITH YOU TONIGHT


ALABAMA MAN (uninished) (c) 2017

NOW I DONT EVEN HAVE
A DOLLAR
NOT EVEN
A SINGLE DIME
I'VE BEEN
DRINKIN' ALL DAY
THINKIN'
WHAT THE HEY
I THINK I'M GONNA
CROSS
OVER THAT
DOUBLE
YELLOW LINE

YEAH I THINK IT MIGHT BE ALL OVER
AND WE MIGHT BE ATR THE END OF THE LINE
NOW YOU MIGHT LOVE ME MORE
WHEN I'M SOBER
MAYBE I COULD BE
YOUR ALABAMA GUY

SO PRAY
FOR ME DARLIN
I HOPE YOU'RE DOING
FINE
BECAUSE WE'LL NEVER KNOW
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
WITH ME
AS YOUR
ALABAMA
GUY


CRAZY CATFISH (c) 2017

YEAH I HAVE ONE
WISH THAT I COULD REEL YOU IN
AS WELL AS I DID THAT
CRAZY
CRAZY
CATFISH

ITS BEEN A LONG DAY OUT HERE IN THE STICKS
TRAWLIN' FOR CTFISH
OUT HERE IN THE LOUIZIANA BAUYOU
IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE RAIN
MOSQUITOS ARE BITIN'
THE CREW IS WHININ'
BUT WERE' STUCK UNTIL THOSE
GULF OF MEXICO TIDES DECIDE
TO CHANGE


TAKE A LOAD OFF (c) 2017 (Unfinished)

ITS ONLY WEDNESDAY AND
THE WEEKS ONLY HALF DONE

IM GOING TO KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF
SO KICK BACK
AND
TAKE A
LOAD OFF


WHAT PART OF NO DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ? (c) 2017

YOU'LL NEVER BE MY MAN
HONEY WHAT PART OF NO
DONT YOU UNDERSTAND?

AND NOW THAT I WANT
YOU OUT OF MY LIFE
YOU SUDDENLY HAVE A
LIFE'S PLAN
BUT THAT SHIP HAS SAILED
LONG AGO
NO
YOU'LL NEVER BE MY MAN

I'D RATHER BE FISHIN
DOWN BY THE LAKE
THAN SHOW UP EARLY FOR OUR DATE
SOME OF YOUR BAD HABITS CAN MAKE ME
RATHER I-RATE.
I STILL DONT KNOW HOW I ENDED UP WITH
A BOY LOKE YOU
WAS IT PLAIN DUMB LUCK
OR  SOME CRUEL FATE?







THERE'S AN N
AND AN O
A HEY AND A
HO
A HEY Y'ALL
A
HEE AND A HAW

THERE'S GONNA BE A LONELY GUY
LATE TONIGHT DOWN AT THE
LOCAL HONKY TONK BAR

EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT BE MY
BIGGEST FAN
GET A CLUE YOU'LL NEVER
BE MY MAN

YES WHAT PART OF NO DONT YOU
UDNERSTAND?

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YOUR BAD HABITS
REALLY TAKE
THE CAKE
LIKE ALL THOSE THINGS YOU
CLAIMED YOU DID
THAT TURNED OUT FAKE
LIKE ALL THAT MONEY YOU
HAD IN THE BANK
THAT JOB YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
GET WITH THE STATE
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