Grandpa pissed his pants again
He don't give a damn
Brother Billy has both guns drawn
He ain't been right since Vietnam

"Sweet home Alabama"
Play that dead band's song
Turn those speakers up full blast
Play it all night long

Daddy's doing Sister Sally
Grandma's dying of cancer now
The cattle all have brucellosis
We'll get through somehow

"Sweet home Alabama"
Play that dead band's song
Turn those speakers up full blast
Play it all night long

I'm going down to the Dew Drop Inn
See if I can drink enough
There ain't much to country living
Sweat, piss, jizz and blood

"Sweet home Alabama"
Play that dead band's song
Turn those speakers up full blast
Play it all night long


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Play It All Night Long Lyrics as written by Warren Zevon

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    hah. meant to say...awesome song. So sardonic. I guess I think it's kind of anti-escapism rather than anti-south.

    Guess the alcoholism reference was a dark nod to his own troubles at that time?

    Fullerovon June 14, 2010   Link

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