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Alabama Asphalt (Byrd)

from Down at the Well of Wishes by Jon Byrd

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ALABAMA ASPHALT (Jon Byrd)

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ALABAMA ASPHALT (Jon Byrd)

MY UNCLE WAS A LOGGER, MY PAW PAW WAS A RAILROAD MAN
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN IN ALABAMA YOU FIND A DOLLAR WHRER YOU CAN!
I GREW UP NEVER KNOWING THERE WAS ANY OTHER WAY
I'VE BEEN TO NEW YORK CITY AND I'VE GOT TO SAY
THAT

ALABAMA ASPHALT'S GIVING OFF HEAT
I GOTTA KEEP MOVING, I'VE GOT A TIME TO BEAT
I MISS TUSCALOOSA AND I MISS THE MOBILE BAY
AND THE GULF OF MEXICO IS CALLING ME HOME

NOW THERE'S A BROWN-EYED GIRL, SHE'S WAITING FOR ME
SHE THINKS I'M IN TENNESSEE
AND THERE'S A BLUE-EYED GIRL IN A GEORGIA TOWN
I'D HAVE TO HIT ATLANTA JUST TO TAKE HER DOWN
'CROSS THAT

ALABAMA ASPHALT GIVING OFF HEAT
I GOTTA KEEP MOVING, I'VE GO A TIME TO BEAT
I MISS TUSCALOOSA AND I MISS THE MOBILE BAY
AND THE GULF OF MEXICO IS CALLING ME HOME

IF YOU'RE DOWN IN ALABAMA YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR WAYS
'CAUSE LAYING BURNING TAR IS THE LEAST THAT YOU'RE GONNA PAY
YEAH THEY'LL CHAIN YOU TO YOUR BROTHER
AND GIVE A SHOTGUN TO THE OTHER
AND THERE'S THAT

ALABAMA ASPHALT GIVING OFF HEAT
I GOTTA KEEP MOVING, I'VE GO A TIME TO BEAT
I MISS TUSCALOOSA AND I MISS THE MOBILE BAY
AND THE GULF OF MEXICO IS CALLING ME HOME

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from Down at the Well of Wishes, released February 24, 2012
2. Alabama Asphalt
Drms: Jimmy Lester ~ Bass: Duane Blevins
Weissenborn Lap Guitar: Pat Seavers
BGV: Shannon Wright/Sara Beck
AGT/Vocals: Jon Byrd

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MOJO proclaimed BYRD'S AUTO PARTS “Americana the way it was and the way it should be.” MAVERICK said Byrd’s DOWN AT THE WELL OF WISHES “spellbinding, showcasing a true genius at work.” R2 described ROUTE 41 as “underpinned by sublime Country picking” Byrd's latest DIRTY OL' RIVER? NPR says: “Jon Byrd is subtly refining the folk-country singer-songwriter template.” — Jewly Hight, BEST OF 2017 ... more

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