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Intro
I grew up two hours north of Birmingham
Me and my daddy used to fish next to Wilson Dam
He told some stories, Camaros and J.W. Dant
When I got a little older, I wouldn't and now Daddy can't
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So I thank God for the TVA
Thank God for the TVA
Where me and my daddy used to bow to the river and pray
Thank God for the TVA
When I was 15, me and my girl sat out on the lock
Watchin' the raccoons and terrapins dance on rocks
She let me put my hand up under her shirt
I wanted her to want me so bad, it hurt
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So I thank God for the TVA
Thank God for the TVA
Where me and my baby used to lay around and wait on the day
Thank God for the TVA
Intro 3 Times, then
My granddaddy told me when he was just 7 or so
His daddy lost work and they didn't have a row to hoe
Not too much to eat for 7 boys and 3 girls
All lived in a tent, a bunch of sharecroppers versus the world
So his momma sat down and wrote a letter to FDR
Then a couple days later, a couple of country men came in a car
Rolled out in the field, told his daddy to put down the plow
And he helped build the damn, gave power to most the South
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So I thank God for the TVA
Thank God for the TVA
Where Roosevelt let us all work for an honest day's pay
Thank God for the TVA