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Alabama (i/ˌæləˈbæmə/) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th-most extensive and the 23rd-most populous of the 50 United States. Alabama ranks second in the area of its inland waterways.
From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states, suffered economic hardship, in part because of continued dependence on agriculture. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature until the 1960s, while urban interests and African Americans were under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama experienced growth as the economy of the state transitioned from agriculture to diversified interests in heavy manufacturing, mineral extraction, education, and technology. In addition, the establishment or expansion of multiple military installations, primarily those of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, added to state jobs.
All I believe in is a dream
I haunt the earth though I am fully seen
In all my years I've never felt more sure than now
Well, I got to get off this rock somehow.
I feel so homesick
Where's my home
Where I belong
Where I was born
I was taught to go
Where the wind would blow
And it blows away - away
Well, my eyes are full of stars
But I just can't reach'em, oh, how high they are
I gotta believe what I'm thinking
But in a modern world that can be so hard to do
I feel so homesick
Where's my home
Where I belong
Where I was born
I was taught to go
Where the wind would blow
And it blows away - away
I wake up
Rise to the sun
I go to work
And I come back home
I wake up
Rise to the sun
I go to work
And I come back home