ALABAMA – Wonderful Waste Of Time

It’s almost summer you know and I can’t wait to go
Diggin’ my toes in the sand
Spendin’ long summer days soakin’ up some rays
To the sound of a reggae band

My baby looks so good but I knew she would
And I’m so glad she’s mine
I’m gonna kiss her again while the waves roll in
It’s just a wonderful waste of time

Oooh, put all our cares behind us
Wrapped in each others arms is where you’ll find us

Kickin’ back on a beach with my lover in reach
Holdin’ her hand in mine
Crazy things that we do may not matter to you
It’s just a wonderful waste of time

Ooooh, we’re dancin’ a hole to China
Even though we’re on a beach in Carolina

Ooooh, moonlight walks by the ocean
Ooooh, there’s no need to control our emotions

I wanna tell you my friend I’d like to do it again
There’s no reason or rhyme
Spendin’ time on the shore, I’d like to do it some more
It’s just a wonderful waste of time

It’s just a wonderful waste of time,
Just a wonderful waste of time
A wonderful waste of time,
It’s a wonderful waste of time
It’s a wonderful waste of time,
A wonderful waste of time
A wonderful waste of time,
A wonderful waste of time…

ALABAMA – You Only Paint The Picture Once

Look at those evening shadows
Casting a peaceful light
The sun is disappearing
It’s a beautiful sight
Moments caught forever
By the master’s touch
A lasting reminder to us

You only paint the picture once
You only get one chance
Take the time to do your best
While the brush is in your hand
Make sure it’s just right
Before the colors dry
You can’t change it once it’s done
You only paint the picture once

Love is the canvas
That’s where it all starts
A lifetime together
Becomes a work of art
Just look what’s been created
Between your heart and mine
Oh, I believe that we’re one of a kind

You only paint the picture once
And you only get one chance
Take the time to do your best
While the brush is in your hand
Make sure it’s just right
Before the colors dry
You can’t change it once it’s done
You only paint the picture once

It’s a portrait of life
You can’t live it twice
You only paint the picture once…

ALABAMA – Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I was standing by the window
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rolling
For to take my Mother away

Oh, will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There’s a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Hey, Undertaker, hey, Undertaker
Undertaker, please drive slow
For that body you are holding
Lord, I hate, I hate to see her go

Oh, will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There’s a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

I went back home
My home was lonesome
Missed my mother, she was gone
All my brothers, sister crying
In our home so sad and alone

Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There’s a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Well, I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in the grave

Oh, will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There’s a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Oh, will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There’s a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

ALABAMA – Will You Marry Me

I come here today, I’m kind of nervous
You know how words get in my way
It should come easy, I’ve been rehearsing
I don’t know why I’m so afraid, to say

Will you marry me
Put our love and life together
Will you stay with me
For always and forever
On bended knee, would you take this ring
Will you marry me, please
Will you marry me

To be with you is what I live for
But at this moment I confess
Though I love you, God knows I love you
Deep down inside I’m scared to death, say yes

Will you marry me
Put our love and life together
Will you stay with me
For always and forever
On bended knee, would you take this ring
Will you marry me, please
Will you marry me

On bended knee
On bended knee
Would you take this ring
I will take your ring
Will you marry me, please
Will you marry me

ALABAMA – When It All Goes South

It’ll creep up on you like a kudzu vine
Even miles above the Mason-Dixon line
‘Til one day you’re craving hominy grits
And scanning the jukebox for George Jones hits
Drinkin’ Jack Black tryin’ to kick back
‘Til the condo’s looking like a shotgun shack
You’ll be one of us no matter where you’re at
When it all goes south

When it all goes south
(You’ll be drivin’ around on a John Deere tractor)
When it all goes south
(Wearing baseball caps but they won’t be backwards)
Now it really don’t matter what state you’re in
One day the south’s gonna rise again

There’s a Wall Street wonderboy sittin’ up north
Throwing darts like a monkey at a stock report
He’s got two homes, car loans, in debt
And his third divorce ain’t even final yet
Traded his MBA for a SUV
On a backwoods road down in Tennessee
‘Cause man Manhattan ain’t the place to be

When it all goes south
(With the live oak trees and the sweet magnolias)
When it all goes south
(Eatin’ moon pies, drinking RC colas)
Now it really don’t matter what state you’re in
Someday the south’s gonna rise again

Vicksburg, Birmingham, Natchez
And Savannah, Panama City
Y’all sure look pretty in the sunshine
Gettin’ dixiefried
Get yourself some rebel pride

When it all goes south
(Where the fog’s as thick as Mississippi mud)
When it all goes south
(You’ll be singing the blues ’cause it’s in your blood)
Now it really don’t matter what state you’re in
One day the south’s gonna rise again
When it all goes south

When it all goes south
(Where the fog’s as thick as Mississippi mud)
When it all goes south
(You’ll be singing the blues ’cause it’s in your blood)…

ALABAMA – When It Comes My Time

Lord knows I’ve made mistakes
Not of which I’m proud but I got down on my knees
And begged him please to hear me somehow
Forgive me of my sins and show me the light
Let me follow in the truth, dedicate my life to you
So in the end I’ll be alright

So when it’s my time to go, I’ve done all that I can
I’ll have a smile on my face as I join the angel band
So please, don’t cry cause in my heart I’ll know
I’ve got Jesus on my side so my soul will be alright
When it comes my time to go

There’s no easy way around, it’s a climb up to the top
But if we keep the faith, live for you each day
Believe with all I’ve got
Stay humble as a child
Then when this old life is through
I won’t be alone, Christ will take me home
Like he promised he would do

So when it comes my time to go and I’ve done all that I can
I’ll have a smile on my face as I join the angel band
So please, don’t cry cause in my heart I’ll know
I’ve got Jesus on my side so my soul will be alright
When it comes my time to go

I’ve got Jesus on my side so my soul will be alright
When it comes my time to go

ALABAMA – The Star Spangled Banner

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thru the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Flag draped from the roof of the Pentagon

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

ALABAMA – The Women He Loves

You can tell a lot about a man
By the woman he loves
‘Cause nothing else shows a part of his soul
Like she does
And she’d be the one to swear that he hung
The moon above
Yeah you can tell a lot about a man
By the woman he loves

She knows him inside out
The things he dreams about
And makes them come true when she can
She know all of his faults
The demons he’s fought
With nothin’ but his hard-working’ hands

And he calls out her name
In passion and pain
She makes him stronger each time
Yeah it’s there on her lips
And her fingertips
That she’s with him to ’till end of the line

(Yeah) You can tell a lot about a man
By the woman he loves (yes you can)
‘Cause nothing else shows a part of his soul
Like she does
And she’d be the one to swear the he hung
The moon above
Yeah you can tell a lot about a man
By the woman he loves

You can tell a lot about a man
By the woman he loves
‘Cause nothing else shows a part of his soul
Like she does
And she’d be the one to swear that he hung
The moon above
Yeah you can tell a lot about a man
By the woman he loves

Yeah you can tell a lot about a man
By the woman he loves
He loves
He always loves

ALABAMA – What Will I Leave Behind

After I leave for worlds unknown
Over the border line
Never again on earth to know
What will I leave behind?

Leave behind, oh, leave behind
What will I leave behind?
After I leave for worlds unknown
What will I leave behind?

Will I be missed by those I love
Or have I been unkind?
And have I been true to God above
What will I leave behind?

Leave behind, oh, leave behind
What will I leave behind?
After I leave for worlds unknown
What will I leave behind?

ALABAMA – The Old Rugged Cross

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
The emblem of suffering and shame
And I love that old cross
Where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross
Till my trophies at last I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged cross
And exchange it someday for a crown

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true
It’s shame and reproach gladly bear
Then He’ll call me someday
To my home far away
Where His glory forever I’ll share

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross
Till my trophies at last I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged cross
And exchange it someday for a crown

And exchange it someday for a crown

ALABAMA – The Refrain Of John Dillon James

Oh, John Dillon James was my good time country buddy
Well, we hunted, talked and fished his last days away
He was just a hired farm hand, worked old man Walker’s land
Retired on his 68th birthday
Yeah, he wore a size sixteen shoe, had skin like alligator
Lord, he could pick up a deer and walk right out of those woods
Old Dillon had a million tales but he sung me one refrain
And I recall that song by John Dillon James

One July Monday morning I met him at the fishing hole
But old Dillon wasn’t toting his half pint of tin hide
His roll your own tobacco string was a-hanging from his pocket
His eyes were red as beets, looked like he cried
And I know he sat on knees cause his overalls were muddy
But my ten year old mind didn’t understand
He sat down on the bank and wrote this four line refrain
And I recall that song by John Dillon James

Well, I got my ticket for the ride in the sky
I’ve been talking to the man, I’m gonna fly
Paid the price down on my knees
A voice from heaven promised me
I got my ticket for the ride in the sky

Well, it was one year to the day on a July Monday morning
I waited at the fishing hole but old Dillon, he didn’t show
Daddy came down about noon, and said
Son, I’ve got some news
Lord’s rested old Dillon’s soul
Yeah, and I walked up to his bedside
Looked down at old big Dillon
Lord knows that I saw a pair of wings
That tables set but I felt good, for at last I understood
That refrain sung by John Dillon James

Well, I got my ticket for the ride in the sky, Lord, y’all
I’ve been talking to the man, I’m gonna fly (I’m gonna fly)
I paid the price down on my knees
A voice from heaven promised me
Well, I got my ticket for the ride in the sky
Yeah, I got my ticket for the ride in the sky

ALABAMA – Simple As That

Out on Highway 1, I saw a camper van
Parked out on the shoulder
Thinkin’ they had broken down, I pulled over
There was a little old lady and her old man
Kickin’ back relaxin’
They said, “Sit down and help us
Celebrate our golden anniversary”
They had foldin’ chairs, they were holdin’ hands
Starin’ at the fields
I said, “Man this ain’t no movie, this is real”

Love should be as simple as that
Foldin’ chairs, holdin’ hands
And matching baseball caps
Love is wanting what you have
Love should be as simple as that

They said, “Stay awhile”, I siad, “I thought I might
And ask some burnin’ questions
Like how’d you make love last so long”
They started laughing
He said, “To keep our love from danger,
I treat her like a stranger
Courteous, considerate and kind”

Love should be as simple as that
Foldin’ chairs, holdin’ hands
And matching baseball caps
Love is wanting what you have
Love should be as simple as that

So I went home and I said, “Baby, baby listen”
There is something missin’ in our lives
She said, “I know, I been tryin’ to tell you
We need more communication, an exotic vacation
Big screen tv, redwood jacuzzi
Dinners out, concerts and movies
New kitchen, big addition, a pool, jewelry
Sauna, fish pond and a five acre lawn”
I said, “Get in the camper”

Love should be as simple as that
Foldin’ chairs, holdin’ hands
And matching baseball caps
Love is wanting what you have
Love should be as simple as that

Love should be as simple as that
Love should be as simple as that…

ALABAMA – Start Living

He just can’t wait to graduate
He’s marking time and counting days
He’ll toss that cap and watch that tassel fly
So he can start living
Yeah, finally start living
‘Cause he’s got big plans
And he’ll have time on his hands
To start living

Before he knows ten years are gone
A dead-end job, a mortgage loan
He wonders where the chances passed him by
To really start living
Yeah, he wants to start living
And soon he’s sure
He can finally afford
To start living

He’ll read more books, he’ll make more love
He’ll talk more to the man above
He’ll watch the sunset in the west
And visit Mexico
He’ll learn to cook, he’ll play some ball
He’ll write that book, he’ll make that call
He’ll take the time some other time
Someday he’ll do it all

Well sittin’ in the barber chair
He sees the silver in his hair
Those golden years are comin’ right behind
And then he’ll start living
He’ll really start living
Yeah, he feels tired
Ah, but soon he’ll retire
And start living

He’ll read more books, he’ll make more love
He’ll talk more to the man above
He’ll watch the sunset in the west
And visit Mexico
He’ll learn to cook, he’ll play some ball
He’ll write that book, he’ll make that call
He’ll take the time some other time
Someday he’ll do it all

Well the doctor says, I’ve got bad news
Afraid there’s nothing we can do
And all at once the tears are in his eyes
He’ll never start living
Never really start living
Yeah, he had big plans
But there’s no time on his hands
To start living

When he sees the pearly gates
He’ll really start living…

ALABAMA – Suppertime

Many years ago in days of childhood
I used to play till evening shadows would come
Then winding down that old familiar pathway
I heard my mother call at setting sun

Come home, come home, it’s supper time
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home, come home, it’s supper time
We’re going home at last

[Spoken:]
Some of the fondest memories of my childhood
Were woven around supper time
When mother used to call from the back steps
Of the old home place
Come on home, son, it’s supper time
Oh, how I’d love to hear those words once more
But you know for me time has woven for me
A realization of truth that’s even more thrilling
That when the call from the portals of glory
To come on home, it’s supper time

Come home, come home, it’s supper time
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home, come home, it’s supper time
We’re going home at last
We’re going home at last

[Spoken:]
When all of Gods children shall gather round the table
With the Lord, Himself
At the greatest supper time of them all

ALABAMA – Silent Night

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, All is bright
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child
Holy Infant so Tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight!
Glories stream from heaven afar;
Heavenly hosts sing Al-le-lu-ia!
Christ the Saviour is born!
Christ the Saviour is born!

Silent night, holy night!
Wondrous star, lend thy light!
With the angels let us sing
Alleluia to our King!
Christ the Saviour is here,
Jesus the Saviour is here!

Silent night, Holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord at thy birth;
Jesus Lord at thy birth.

ALABAMA – Reinvent The Wheel

Seems like everywhere I look
There’s another version of the same old book
And someone telling me it’s new
Every song on my radio
Sounds like one I heard a long time ago
Different windows, same old view

Yeah
Uh-huh

All the clothes in the magazines
I could swear I’ve already seen
In my closet years ago
Hairstyles and super-malls
You’ve seen one well you’ve seen them all
Tell me something I don’t know

But in a world that’s mostly imitation
It’s hard to recognize the real
It takes a brave heart to resist temptation
To take the easy way and reinvent the wheel

Yeah

A friend of mine finds Mr. Right
Every other Friday night
At a smoky singles bar
And she can’t seem to understand
Why life don’t go like she plans
She goes on wishing on a star

Yeah

But in a world that’s mostly imitation
It’s hard to recognize the real
It takes a brave heart to resist temptation
To take the easy way and reinvent the wheel

But in a world that’s mostly imitation
It’s hard to recognize the real
It takes a brave heart to resist temptation
To take the easy way and reinvent the wheel

Reinvent the wheel
Reinvent the wheel…

ALABAMA – Right Where I Am

Subways runnin’ under the city
Condos reachin’ to the sky
Each to his own, but I feel at home
Standing on this mountain high

And right where I am is where I wanna be
It’s all I want, it’s all I need
Forever in your arms it’s alright with me
‘Cause right where I am’s where I wanna be

Talk on the cell phone, checkin’ her e-mail
The fax is a way of life
She’s shoppin’ at home with QVC on
And surfin’ on-line

And right where I am is where I wanna be
It’s all I want, it’s all I need
Forever in your arms it’s alright with me
‘Cause right where I am’s where I wanna be

Satellite feed out in the country
Oh, what a way of life
Turn off the TV
Shut down the pc
And click off the world tonight

And right where I am is where I wanna be
It’s all I want, it’s all I need
Forever in your arms it’s alright with me
‘Cause right where I am’s where I wanna be

Right where I am, where I wanna be

Subways runnin’ under the city

Satellite feed out in the country

Each to his own I feel at home
Standin’ on this mountain high
Right where I am, where I wanna be

Right where I am, where I wanna be…

ALABAMA – Rock Of Ages

Rock of ages, cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee

Let the water and the blood
From Thy wounded side which flowed
Be of sin the double cure
Save from wrath and make me pure

Let the water and the blood
From Thy wounded side which flowed
Be of sin the double cure
Save from wrath and make me pure

While I draw this fleeting breath
When my eyes shall close in death
When I saw two worlds unknown
And see beyond Thy golden throne

Rock of ages, cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee
Let me hide myself in Thee

ALABAMA – One Life

A man and wife had prayed for years for children
Were losing faith and close to giving up
Then a young girl with no way to keep her baby
Laid in their arms a tiny gift of love

It only takes one life to make a miracle
One tiny ray of hope to light up the dark
It only takes one life to make a miracle
One honest prayer coming from the heart

A small coal mining town in West Virginia
Prayed as they kept vigil day and night
Saddened by the twelve who lives were taken
But also thankful one made it out alive

It only takes one life to make a miracle
One tiny ray of hope to light up the dark
It only takes one life to make a miracle
One honest prayer coming from the heart

Two thousand years ago the world lay waiting
For the Savior they were told would come
Then on that winter night there in a manger
God blessed the world with his one and only son

It only takes one life to make a miracle
One tiny ray of hope to light up the dark
It only takes one life to make a miracle
One honest prayer coming from the heart

It takes one honest prayer coming from your heart

ALABAMA – Precious Memories

Precious memories, flood my soul

Precious memories, unseen angels
Sent from somewhere to my soul
How they linger ever near me
And the sacred past unfolds

Precious father and loving mother
Fly across the lonely years
And old home scenes of my childhood
In fond memories appear

As I travel on life’s pathway
Know not what the years may hold
As I ponder, hope grows fonder
Precious memories flood my soul

In the stillness of the midnight
Echo’s from the past I hear
Old time singing, gladness bringing
From that lovely land somewhere

Precious memories, how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight
Precious sacred seems unfold

Precious memories, how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight
Precious sacred seems unfold