Charlie Daniels - Willie Jones lyrics

[Verse 1] Willie Jones was a man I met When I lived in Baltimore I was a guard and he was doing time In the three long years he stayed there I got to know him well Willie Jones was a friend of mine [Chorus] And he used to say, "buddy, you know where I'm going when they let me out of here Well, Alabama could be heaven if the Lord was there" And he'd talk about the south-land Though he'd drifted from its shores I never seen a man who loved it more [Verse 2] He talk about the whippoorwill in the Alabama night Honeys**le vine and sugar cane Swimming hole and a fishing pole And the early morning frost Sleeping under a tin roof when it rains [Verse 3] Talk about a country road and a cabin in the pines And a girl with wavy long chestnut brown hair He talked about the beauty Of his Blue Ridge Mountain home Damn near made me think that I was there [Chorus] "Buddy, you know where I'm going When they let me out of here Well, Alabama could be heaven if the Lord was there" When a man ain't got no freedom You know, time sure pa**es slow Willie Jones had ten long years to go [Bridge] It's been almost a year now since that hot night in July Willie hit the guard and jumped the fence I had my rifle ready but I couldn't let it fly Shot over his head and we ain't seen him since But just last week the postman brought a letter to my door Marked no return address and no reply Just said nobody north of Birmingham Is going to see this boy again But if you're ever down our way won't you please drop by [Chorus] And he used to say, "buddy, you know where I'm going when they let me out of here Well, Alabama could be heaven if the Lord was there" And he'd talk about the south-land Though he'd drifted from its shores I never seen a man who loved it more Never seen a man who loved it more