[Verse 1]
Red clay dirt
Running through my veins
Rolling hills
And October morning rain
Sweet tea church
And Friday night lights
That Alabama blood
Still runs in these tired eyes
[Chorus]
When I'm gone
Lay me down
In that red clay ground
Where the pines are tall
And the summers are long
Where I belong
Bury me in Alabama
Take me home
[Verse 2]
I've been around
I've seen the world outside
But nothing feels like home
No matter how hard I try
The mountains are pretty
The ocean's nice
But there's nothing like coming back
To that sweet Southern life
[Chorus]
When I'm gone
Lay me down
In that red clay ground
Where the pines are tall
And the summers are long
Where I belong
Bury me in Alabama
Take me home
[Bridge]
I don't want a fancy headstone
Just a simple cross
On the hill behind my mama's house
Where I grew up
Where my granddaddy's buried
Where his daddy lay
That Alabama red clay
Don't wash away
[Final Chorus]
When I'm gone
Lay me down
In that red clay ground
Where the pines are tall
And the summers are long
Where I belong
Bury me in Alabama
Take me home
Bury me in Alabama
Take me home