Stars In Alabama

I said, "Mama don't you worry

I'm getting by just fine out on the road

Yeah, tonight we played in Knoxville

And tomorrow night it's back to Music Row

No, I don't know when I'm comin' home

Montgomery seems so very far away"

She said, "Boy, it wouldn't kill you now

To look out past the bright lights on that stage

'Cause God put stars in Alabama

You just can't find in Tennessee

The same ones are waiting on you

That taught you how to dream

I know there's big names up in Nashville

And you'll be one before too long

But God put stars in Alabama

To help you find your way back home

I hung up the phone and I could feel

The emptiness at 80 miles an hour

And I listened close and I could hear

My heart beating louder than the tires

This old bus was headed west

But my mind was drifting

Somewhere towards the south

And I closed my eyes and I could see

The bright lights shining clearly through the clouds

'Cause God put stars in Alabama

You just can't find in Tennessee

The same ones are waiting on you

That taught you how to dream

She said, "There's big names up in Nashville

And you'll be one before too long

But God put stars in Alabama

To help you find your way back home

Yeah, there's stars in Alabama

That just can't wait 'til you get home