It was 1989, my thoughts were short, my hair was long Caught somewhere between a boy and man She was seventeen and she was far from in between It was summertime in northern Michigan Splashing through the sandbar, talking by the campfire It's the simple things in life like when and where We didn't have no internet, but man I never will forget The way the moonlight shined upon her hair And we were trying different things, and we were smoking funny things Making love out by the lake to our favorite song Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking about tomorrow Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long Catching walleye from the dock, watching the waves roll off the rocks She'll forever hold a spot inside my soul We'd blister in the sun, we couldn't wait for night to come To hit that sand and play some rock and roll While we were trying different things, and we were smoking funny things Making love out by the lake to our favorite song Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking about tomorrow Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock