Stars In Alabama

I said, "Mama don't you worryI'm getting by just fine out on the roadYeah, tonight we played in KnoxvilleAnd tomorrow night it's back to Music RowNo, I don't know when I'm comin' homeMontgomery seems so very far away"
She said, "Boy, it wouldn't kill you nowTo look out past the bright lights on that stage'Cause God put stars in AlabamaYou just can't find in TennesseeThe same ones are waiting on youThat taught you how to dreamI know there's big names up in NashvilleAnd you'll be one before too longBut God put stars in AlabamaTo help you find your way back homeI hung up the phone and I could feelThe emptiness at 80 miles an hourAnd I listened close and I could hearMy heart beating louder than the tiresThis old bus was headed westBut my mind was driftingSomewhere towards the southAnd I closed my eyes and I could seeThe bright lights shining clearly through the clouds'Cause God put stars in AlabamaYou just can't find in TennesseeThe same ones are waiting on youThat taught you how to dreamShe said, "
There's big names up in
NashvilleAnd you'll be one before too long
But God put stars in
AlabamaTo help you find your way back home
Yeah, there's stars in
AlabamaThat just can't wait 'til you get home