Intro:    

           
It was 1989, m

              
y thoughts wer

    
e short my hai

r was long
             
Caught somewhe

            
re between a b

        
oy and man
             
She was sevent

            
een and she wa

   
s far from in-

between
             
It was summert

            
ime in Norther

   
n Michigan
     
Ahh Ahh Ahh
     
Ahh Ahh Ahh


             
Splashing thro

         
ugh the sand b

ar
 
Talking by the

 campfire
             
It's the simpl

              
e things in li

            
fe, like when 

      
and where
             
We didn't have

    
 no internet
     
But man I neve

r will forget
             
The way the mo

            
onlight shined

           
 upon her hair


              
And we were tr

             
ying different

   
 things
          
We were smokin

g funny things
             
Making love ou

            
t by the lake 

              
to our favorit

   
e song
             
Sipping whiske

            
y out the bott

          
le, not thinki

ng 'bout tomor

row
             
Singing Sweet 

            
home Alabama a

                 
ll summer long
             
Singing Sweet 

            
home Alabama a

    
ll summer long


             
Catching Walle

             
ye from the do


ck
              
Watching the w


aves roll off 

the rocks
             
She'll forever

            
 hold a spot i

          
nside my soul
             
We'd blister i

       
n the sun
             
We couldn't wa

it for night t

o come
             
To hit that sa

            
nd and play so

             
me rock and ro

ll


              
While we were 

             
trying differe

     
nt things
              
And we were sm


oking funny th

ings
             
Making love ou

            
t by the lake 

              
to our favorit

   
e song
             
Sipping whiske

            
y out the bott

          
le, not thinki

ng 'bout tomor

row
             
Singing Sweet 

            
Home Alabama a

                 
ll summer long
             
Singing Sweet 

            
Home Alabama a

    
ll summer long

Solo
  

             
Now nothing se

            
ems as strange

              
 as when the l


eaves began to

 change
             
Or how we thou

            
ght those days

             
 would never e

nd
             
Sometimes I'll

            
 hear that son

             
g and I'll sta

rt to sing alo

ng
             
And think man 

             
I'd love to se

             
e that girl ag


ain


              
While we were 

             
trying differe

     
nt things
              
And we were sm


oking funny th

ings
             
Making love ou

            
t by the lake 

              
to our favorit

   
e song
             
Sipping whiske

            
y out the bott

          
le, not thinki

ng 'bout tomor

row
             
Singing Sweet 

            
Home Alabama a

    
ll summer long
              
While we were 

             
trying differe

     
nt things
              
And we were sm


oking funny th

ings
             
Making love ou

            
t by the lake 

              
to our favorit

   
e song
             
Sipping whiske

            
y out the bott

          
le, not thinki

ng 'bout tomor

row
             
Singing Sweet 

            
Home Alabama a

    
ll summer long
             
Singing Sweet 

            
Home Alabama a

    
ll summer long
             
Singing Sweet 

            
Home Alabama a

    
ll summer long
             
Singing Sweet 

            
Home Alabama a

    
ll summer long
             
Singing Sweet 

            
Home Alabama a

    
ll summer long