I been down that country road
I been down that highway too
I been lost in the woods
I ain't got no blues man shoes
I been down I been up
I slept in abandoned [bad word] 
I been lost, lost in love
But I never, never did give up 

I have dreamed of making love
I have dreamed of money too
I have seen a gambling man with his gold
And golden tooth
I been that
I been this
I have slept in a soggy ditch
I been lost, lost in love
But I never, never did give up

My cherie, my bon cherie
My Alabama Queen
You have stolen my poor heart
And my dreams

I have danced and I have fought
I've been told brother you've been caught
I have some broken vows
And I have broke some vows myself
I been crazy from the strain
But I got back up on my feet again
I have drank the oceans love
But I never, never did give up

My cherie, my bon cherie
My Alabama Queen
You have stolen my poor heart
And my dreams

My cherie, my bon cherie
My Alabama Queen
You have stolen my poor heart
And my dreams