Momma there's a boy outside,
He's come to take me away.
That old pontiac
Looks like a cadillac today
Momma I'm goin for a ride now
and I might not come home.
Says he's got a ring,
he can give me better things than you.
And I'm goin away now,
and I might not come home.
I'm leavin Alabama,
and you all alone.
Momma the wind is howlin,
but you've been silent four years.
Don't stare at that door no more,
you won't see him through your tears.
Momma don't stand in my way,
I can't die here with you.
Pa's been five years gone now,
don't expect he'll be comin soon.
And I'm goin away now,
and I might not come home.
I'm leavin Alabama,
and you all alone.
And I'm goin away now,
and I might not come home.
I'm leavin Alabama,
and you all alone.
And you all alone.
He's come to take me away.
That old pontiac
Looks like a cadillac today
Momma I'm goin for a ride now
and I might not come home.
Says he's got a ring,
he can give me better things than you.
And I'm goin away now,
and I might not come home.
I'm leavin Alabama,
and you all alone.
Momma the wind is howlin,
but you've been silent four years.
Don't stare at that door no more,
you won't see him through your tears.
Momma don't stand in my way,
I can't die here with you.
Pa's been five years gone now,
don't expect he'll be comin soon.
And I'm goin away now,
and I might not come home.
I'm leavin Alabama,
and you all alone.
And I'm goin away now,
and I might not come home.
I'm leavin Alabama,
and you all alone.
And you all alone.