[Verse 1] Well, I didnt know him best Hed say we were friends We both rode the highways on the song So Im writing this one here in memory of him Cause the King of Alabama has gone home [Verse 2] He was a man among men, the oldschool kind Had a great big heart, a laidback mind Let you hold his guitar if you broke his string If you thought he looked country, outta heard him sing [Verse 3] From Alabama cross the Rio Grande He beat the blacktop down with a fivepiece band Not because he loved it he did that too But he did it man cause thats what he was born to do [Chorus 1] Some people calculate moves He never had a thing to prove He just let the wind take him where it may Its a damn shame the way things go Its too bad we have to lose the good folks But the King of Alabama has gone home See Brent Cobb LiveGet tickets as low as 25You might also like[Verse 4] Nothin good ever happens after midnight, so the story goes You cant trust nobody, it dont matter how close It was a friend that took him from his family I keep his chain in my pocket, his son in my prayers Every stage Im on, I can feel him there [Chorus 1] Some people calculate moves He never had a thing to prove He just let the wind take him where it may Its a damn shame the way things go Its too bad we have to lose the good folks But the King of Alabama has gone home [Chorus 2] Some people calculate moves He never had a thing to prove He just let the wind take him where it may Hed say Honky tonks the trick But get a guitar and grab your pick Let the old tunes possess you and play yeah Its a damn shame the way things go Its too bad we have to lose the good folks But the King of Alabama The King of Alabama The King of Alabama has gone home
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