All the way from Alabama br No banjo on my knee, br Always just a plea and a prayer, br Please just let me be. br br I’ve been through lots of pain and hate br Seen every single kind br Had friends and family shut me out br And leave their love behind. br br But I know God, he loves me so; br And helps me every day. br So I forgive them all, for all the pain, br And for whatever’s to come, what may. br br It’s a lonely life yet lots of love, br And my tapestry is filled br With many that the world doth hate br With them I am fulfilled. br br So don’t cry for me, Alabama, br I escaped and I am free. br I have finally reached this happy place, br And the world has let me be.