B-side "Barefootin'" Recorded January 1, 1988 Length 3:11 | Released November 22, 1989 Genre Country Label RCA | |
"Southern Star" is a song written Rich Alves, Steve Dean and Roger Murrah, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in November 1989 as the fourth single and title track from the album Southern Star. The song hit number one in the United States on the Hot Country Singles charts.
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Lyrics
The song is about a fairly young blue collar worker who feels he is too young to feel old, yet too old to live the free life of a young adult.
Other versions
David Allan Coe recorded the song on his 1989 album Crazy Daddy.
References
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