Sweet Home Alabama (1974) Lynyrd Skynyrd - A great song for the whole family to enjoy!

The song Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd was released in 1974 as a response to Neil Young's songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama", which criticized southern culture and race relations. Sweet Home Alabama became one of the band's most popular and enduring songs, celebrating their southern roots and expressing pride in their home state of Alabama.

The song was released in 1974 as a single and is featured on the band's second album, Second Helping.

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Lyrics

Big wheels keep on turning

Carrying me home to see my kin

Singing songs about the southland

I miss Alabamy once again

And I think it's a sin, yes

Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her

Well I heard old Neil put her down

Well I hope Neil Young will remember

A southern man don't need him around anyhow

Sweet home Alabama

Where the skies are so blue

Sweet Home Alabama

Lord, I'm coming home to you

In Birmingham they love the governor (Boo, boo, boo)

Now we all did what we could do

Now Watergate does not bother me

Does your conscience bother you?

Tell the truth

Sweet home Alabama

Where the skies are so blue

Sweet Home Alabama

Lord, I'm coming home to you

Here I come Alabama

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers

And they've been known to pick a song or two (Yes they do)

Lord they get me off so much

They pick me up when I'm feeling blue

Now how about you?

Sweet home Alabama

Where the skies are so blue

Sweet Home Alabama

Lord, I'm coming home to you

Sweet home Alabama (Oh sweet home baby)

Where the skies are so blue (And the guv'nor's true)

Sweet Home Alabama (Lordy)

Lord, I'm coming home to you

Yea, yea