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Hills of Alabama

from December by Chris Dodgen

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In the hills of Alabama
He come running from the dogs
He knows he has to press on
Or his freedom won’t be long

For he killed a man in Birmingham
With a bullet from his gun
And the law showed up before he realized what he had done

Oh, Yellowhammer
Deliver Me
And I swear that I won’t cheat another man
Please believe me
Hear my cry
I’ll carry this regret until I die

You could hear the sound from miles around
The crowd, they bayed for blood
They condemned a man
An eye for an eye
God have mercy on you, son

But they never asked
How it came to be
What got him seeing red
Or the woman that loved two men
And now one of them is dead

Oh, Yellowhammer
How could she be
In love with me and another man?
Please believe me
When I said
I wish it was her that I shot instead

Now he’s heading down to Texas
Where he’ll start his life again
With the memory of his woman
And a man he once called friend

And forever everywhere he goes
He’ll always watch his back
For the gallows is always waiting
And he knows it wants him bad

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from December, released January 31, 2012
Words and Music by Chris Dodgen
Performed by Chris Dodgen
Track Art by Bob Poe (Bobpoeart.com)

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