#mg
I meant no offence. The lyrics are as written and performed by David Stephens, and I have had a request from one of my subscribers on YouTube for me to attempt to do a cover of this song.
If you read the lyrics through, you will see that the singer ends up realizing that having moved up north, he was probably better off at home in Alabama, which as you point out is no doubt a beautiful state.

I now have all the lyrics and have worked out a chord progression for the song and will be uploading it soon.