Economics shut the furnace down Bull Connor hosing children down George Wallace face them Yankee's down In Birmingham Take a left down the interstate In the middle of this sultry state I can't wait to see your face Birmingham ♪ "I don't think it was worth it" The last thing Stanley said to me 24 years 'til a bullet in the chest and I still see him in my sleep 15 dollars in the purse he could not save Her family didn't buy a stone to mark his grave "Call me up, if you need a place to stay in Birmingham" Birmingham ♪ Most of my family came from Birmingham I can feel their presence on the street Vulcan Park seen its share of troubled times But the city won't admit defeat Magic City's magic getting stronger Dynamite Hill ain't on fire any longer No man should ever have to feel He don't belong in Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham