I recognized the writing on the plain white envelope. I wondered where she'd wind up before she called or wrote. The answer's in a circle, with the word 'love' on a stamp Postmarked Birmingham. I'd have bet on California, 'cause her sister's in Bel Aire. Or I could see Seattle, with her mom and dad up there. She never mentioned Alabama, so I don't understand Postmarked Birmingham. A two page letter written on Ramada stationary, Dated April twenty-two. She asks me not to hate her, says she's sorry But leavings what she felt she had to do. So the day she left she made it two hundred miles south. Did she settle there? Did she mail this note on her way out of town? What chance is there to find her, when the only clue I have Is postmarked Birmingham? A two page letter written on Ramada stationary, Dated April twenty-two. She asks me not to hate her, says she's sorry But leavings what she felt she had to do. A two page letter written on Ramada stationary, Dated April twenty-two. She asks me not to hate her, says she's sorry But leavings what she felt she had to do. Now every day down by the mailbox, standing on the curb I check The upper right-hand corner of every piece of mail I get Hopin' there's that certain circle with the word 'love' on a stamp Postmarked Birmingham. Postmarked Birmingham.

Do you know nothing can stop me Never,never In Jesus name In Jesus name Na you tell me say I no go prosper African Giant African mama African baby I got a shawty from birmingham Big batty girl she fit to kill a man I got a shawty from birmingham Big double barrel be like zimmerman Shawty from birmingham Big batty girl she fit to kill a man Gotta a shawty from birmingham Her Big double barrel be like zimmerman Na you tell me say i no go pop Na she tell me say na me I go Blow Odumodu you go prosper Na you tell me say i no go pop Na she tell me say na me Blow Odumodu you must prosper Say I no go blowwww oo Say na me go pop Odumodu you must prosper Say I no go blowww ooo But My big batty girl tell me say na me go prosper Tell you now Na she carry all the cross Na she carry all my load She no put me on a long thing When I die She go package our kids She go stand like a rock E go be like say na mountain Came with her ginger She be like isakaba Super power ranger Fire with her bazooka Family members Kolobi the property Baby no go gree She be thug,she be military You don't wanna put her on the edge You don't wanna push her to the wall Brother use your upper cam down You don't wanna put her on the edge You don't wanna push her to the wall Brother use your upper cam down I got a shawty from birmingham Big batty girl she fit to kill a man I got a shawty from birmingham Big double barrel be like zimmerman Shawty from birmingham Big batty girl she fit to kill a man Gotta a shawty from birmingham Her Big double barrel be like zimmerman Na you tell me say i no go pop Na she tell me say na me I go Blow Odumodu you go prosper Na you tell me say i no go pop Na she tell me say na me Blow Odumodu you must prosper Say I no go blowwww ooo Say na me go pop Odumodu you must prosper Say I no go blowww ooo But My big batty girl tell me say na me go prosper Bad girl and that You get me Na Road man thing Truss Blvcksheep forever Blvcksheep for life Blvcksheep till we die

Well, I killed a man in Birmingham I hit him with a tire iron He did not move, and I do not give a damn I've been working here like a slavin' mule Sucking the earth of dry crude Looking for a way out of it all Cops are coming I can feel 'em here My back is crawling with standing hair Wouldn't mind to see a few pigs fall So take me down to the river My blood all on the floor 'Cause I don't know if I can carry this weight much longer anymore Take me up the mountain On a cloud bound for the sky Don't go prayin' for me because tonight I'm prepared to die Oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh, oh-ooh, oh, oh, oh Oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh, oh-ooh, oh, oh, oh That night out there in Birmingham, that boy he tried to rob me I did not want to, but I had to show that boy the real me That night I often wonder what my tombstone would say Would it mention any of my good or just evil in my days? The dust has not settled, from the boys who busted in I am not a bad man but there's bullets in my skin Take me down to the river My blood all on the floor 'Cause I don't know if I can carry this weight much longer anymore Take me up the mountain On a cloud bound for the sky Don't go prayin' for me because tonight I'm prepared to die Oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh, oh-ooh, oh Oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh, oh, oh, oh Well, I killed a man in Birmingham, that boy he tried to rob me I did not want to, but I had to show that boy the real me

The Birmingham Turnaround (Keith Whitley) Caught a plane to Birmingham Leaving you was my plan Then head on south by any means Thought I might blend in 'round New Orleans But when the plane got off the ground I saw your face in a cloud Saw your tears out on the wing Don't guess my heart was free to leave Birmingham would have to wait for a little later date And I said I'd see you later New Orleans 'Cause I knew my rambling ways had seen their better days And suddenly I had a change in dreams Caught a plane from Birmingham Back in your arms is where I am At times we laugh and talk about The day I did The Birmingham Turnaround Birmingham would have to wait for a little later date And I said I'd see you later New Orleans 'Cause I knew my rambling ways had seen their better days And suddenly I had a change in dreams Caught a plane from Birmingham Back in your arms is where I am At times we laugh and talk about The day I did The Birmingham Turnaround And now we laugh and talk about The day I did The Birmingham Turnaround

Workin' on the road across this great, big world Yeah, I've been rollin' like a stone and never get back home Yes, I've been long gone Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues I've been across the ocean to the South Sea isles Yeah, I travelled to the East and West for miles and miles and miles And I've been long gone Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues Across the world (Across the world) People and places (People and places) Could be the same (Everywhere I've been) But with a different name Oh, I wouldn't change the things that do for anything But I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again Give me a ticket 'Cause, boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet Industrial Revolution put it on its feet But it's a long, long way Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues Across the world I've seen (Across the world) People and places (People and places) Could be the same (Everywhere I've been) But with a different name I go and stay a while and all the folks I meet They say, "You won't stay long, you got them travellin' feet You'll soon be long gone 'Cause, boy, you got the rest of the world blues" (Across the world) Across the world I've seen (People and places) People and places (Everywhere I've been) Don't you know it could be the same? But with a different name (Across the world) People and places (People and places) (Everywhere I've been) Across the world I've seen (Across the world) People and places (People and places) Could be the same (Everywhere I've been) But you know, it's got a different name (Across the world) (People and places) (Everywhere I've been)

[Intro:] Hey hombre, see the Marshall, he's in town better get out Marshall town (Marshall in town) This is the Marshall town (Marshall is here) This is the Marshall town (Marshall is here) Listen to the Marshall sound (Listen to my sound) This is the Marshall town (Listen to my sound) Listen to the Marshall sound (Listen to my sound) This is the Marshall sound (Hey! Yo!) [Chorus:] Marshall in town, tell dem beware Marshall in town, tell dem prepare Marshall in town, when the smoke clears They will be gone, I will be there This is the Marshall sound, watch how you talk This is the Marshall sound, watch where you walk This is the Marshall sound, we nuh skylark Never know we never trust the shadow after dark [Verse 1:] Step up in my town makin my arrival Mi see the place I wait till it looks idle Same time mi buck upon bout five gal All a dem a my gal mi and dem idle But anyway, it's all about survival Cau more time you got to chat past your rival Who dat love fi see yuh downward spiral So I shall tell dem it final [Chorus:] Marshall in town, tell dem beware Marshall in town, tell dem prepare Marshall in town, when the smoke clears They will be gone, I will be there This is the Marshall sound, watch how you talk This is the Marshall sound, watch where you walk This is the Marshall sound, we nuh skylark Never know we never trust the shadow after dark [Verse 2:] When I'm in town I wanna feel tipsy Mi buy a round then another round a whiskey Mi buy a pound float higher than a gypsy Cross the zone tonight it would a risky (Girls!) Wanna be down like Monica Lewinsky (Girls!) Don't make a sound within a mile or with me (Girls!) Askin around I wanna wanna drink see (Girls!) A mi dem waan distinctly [Chorus:] Marshall in town, tell dem beware Marshall in town, tell dem prepare Marshall in town, when the smoke clears I will be there... This is the Marshall sound (True true hey!) This is the Marshall sound (True true hey!) This is the Marshall sound (True true hey!) This is the Marshall sound [Bridge:] Town, Marshall town, this is the Marshall town This is the Marshall town, you listenin to the Marshall sound This is the Marshall sound, this is the Marshall sound This is the Marshall sound Marshall in town, tell dem beware Marshall in town, tell dem prepare Marshall in town, when the smoke clears They will be gone, I will be there This is the Marshall sound, true true hey hey True true hey hey, true true hey hey, true true hey hey True true hey hey, true true hey hey, true true hey hey [Verse 1] [Chorus: till end]