Alabama Rain Lyrics
Jim Croce
Lyrics
Lazy days in mid July
Country Sunday mornin'
Dusty haze on summer highways
Sweet magnolia callin'
But now and then I find myself
Thinkin' of the days
When we were walkin' in the Alabama Rain
Drive in movies, Friday nights
Drinkin' beer and laughin'
Somehow things were always right
I just don't know what happened
But now and then I find myself
Thinkin' of the days
When we were walkin' in the Alabama Rain
We were only kids but then
I never heard it said
That kids can't fall in love and feel the same
I can still remember the first time I told you I loved you
On a dusty mid July
Country summer's evenin'
A weepin' willow sang its lullabies
And shared its secrets
But now and then I find myself
Thinkin' of the days
When we were walkin' in the Alabama Rain
But now and then I find myself
Thinkin' of the days
When we were walkin' in the Alabama Rain
Walkin' in the Alabama Rain
Song & Lyrics Facts
Jim Croce's "Alabama Rain" was released in 1972 on his album You Don't Mess Around with Jim. The song was written by Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen, and performed by Croce and his band.
Lyrically, the song is a reflection of the singer's homesickness for Alabama while he is away on tour. It speaks to the power of nostalgia, as the singer yearns for the familiar sights and sounds of home: “I miss that old hoot owl callin’, I hear it in my dreams/The way the cottonwoods whisper when the breeze starts to blow." This timeless classic has been covered by many artists over the years, including country star Alan Jackson.