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Verse 1
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Way down in North Alabama
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Along the River Tennessee
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There lies a sleepy little town
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That still haunts me in my dreams
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yeah
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Well, Muscle Shoals had a music scene
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That attracted many a star
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From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Bob Dylan
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From Rolling Stones to Aretha
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In a gospel bluegrass thing
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I knew one day I would be a star
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be cause God had a plan
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And I learned how to dream big,
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An d I learned how to be a good boy
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and take Jesus by the hand
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In Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals,
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Alabama
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I was a lonely boy in Muscle Shoal,
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it wasn't easy
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You know I tried to hide my differences,
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forbidden feelings
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without my saying
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And the onslaught of ridicule
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was devastating, yeah
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And I wish that I could have chewed
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my tongue off to the nub
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Better that than the taste
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of my humiliation
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In Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals,
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Alabama
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The hit recording capital of the world
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Away from Muscle Show
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To New York City and to Florida
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We lost the family home,
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but it ain't over till
the fat girl sings
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just to sit by my daddy's grave
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cause it taught me to dream big
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soul will rise again
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And he taught me to be a good boy
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and take daddy by the hand
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In Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals,
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Alabama
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Muscle Shows
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Muscle Shows, Muscle Shows
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Hustle Shores, Alabama,
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the hit recording capital of the world.
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