From the recording State by State "Tribute 1"
Lyrics
Rolling through the pines on Highway 65
Past the cotton fields where the old South comes alive
Got the Gulf breeze calling from Mobile Bay
And the Smokies rising where the wild things play
Alabama, you're a melody
From the mountains to the southern sea
Where the rivers run and the red clay stays
In my heart forever, come what may
Alabama, you're the song in me
There's music in the air from Muscle Shoals to Birmingham
Blues and country soul running through this land
From the football Saturdays to Sunday morning grace
There's a warmth and pride you can't replace
Alabama, you're a melody
From the mountains to the southern sea
Where the rivers run and the red clay stays
In my heart forever, come what may
Alabama, you're the song in me