'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
Out beyond the lights of Birmingham
As the rain falls down upon the interstate
Shining like the Alabama moon
Seems the dreams she had have all turned black and blue
Something that he picked up from a kid
One long look back at Birmingham
Another chance and someday soon
Shining like the Alabama moon
She's never been so all alone, she's never felt so free
His wife remembers well the man she knew
She's looking for her promised land
Out beyond the lights of, yea yea Birmingham, Birmingham, yea yea
Shining like the Alabama moon
She's wasted years, no time for tears
Virgil Spencer's got a nineteen-inch Hitachi
And as she drives she rubs her rosary
She's looking for her promised land
Hey hey yea, keep on driving
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
She's got miles to go, blind faith and hope
And many demons lingering
She's looking for her promised land
Oh baby, yea someday soon
Baby someday soon, yea someday soon
She's looking for her promised land, yea
Out beyond the lights of Birmingham
Shining like the Alabama moon
It's three A.M. and Virgil's passed out on the sofa
She's packed a bag she slips the keys out of his pocket
Out beyond the lights of Birmingham
Friday night he pulled a gun to change the channel
Any doubts she had are all but washed away
She's careful not to slam the door
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
A fifth of Jim Beam on the floor
