Write Your Name

I’ll write your name across the sky

And take away the stars cause you light up the night

Feel as high as the moon when you’re here with me

That’s why I’m gonna write your name for the world to see

Another old man on the porch with a bottle

Wind blows and the old rocking chair wobbles

He’s just a waving, everybody’s welcomed

All he can say about the youth is Lord help ‘em

Gotta couple grandbabies but they never call though

Let him in the South and they moved to Chicago

Wife’s in Heaven and he says ever since

Vietnam life’s been hard as a veteran

Simple life just a 6-pack, ice cold

Crossed the Georgia line for a ticket for the Lotto

Probably never see his name in the headlines

But if I had a plane I’d put it in the sky

Alabama!

I’ll write your name across the sky

And take away the stars cause you light up the night

Feel as high as the moon when you’re here with me

That’s why I’m gonna write your name for the world to see

She’s in love yeah, friends call her crazy

Met him at a party they started dating

Daddy’s little angel, mama’s little lady

Only sixteen now Brenda’s got a baby

She can’t afford to, drop out of high school

Jimmy’s not a man and he can’t provide you

He doesn’t want to, but you kept it anyhow

Nine months down the road, whatcha gonna do now?

Go to the food stamp office and apply

If you find a job it’ll help you get by

And you made it when you didn’t know how

Now that’s a real star, put her name in clouds

Alabama!

I’ll write your name across the sky

And take away the stars cause you light up the night

Feel as high as the moon when you’re here with me

That’s why I’m gonna write your name for the world to see

You may never be on television

Or be the one your boss at work loves

Giving you employee of the month

You may never be the first string on a champion team

You may be the star the world just hasn’t seen

But that don’t make you any less of a star to God

Being rich is only realizing it’s all a facade

You’re richer than you think in that old small town

Cause people like you make the world go ‘round

Alabama!

I’ll write your name across the sky

And take away the stars cause you light up the night

Feel as high as the moon when you’re here with me

That’s why I’m gonna write your name for the world to see