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and exploding the way it did.

I'm just so proud

to be from this area

and to see everything

that is to come

out of this incredible

singing river.

I am honored.

Well, I'm pressing on

Yeah, I'm pressing on

And I'm pressing on

To the higher calling

of my Lord

Can't you see

that I'm pressing on

I'm pressing on

I'm pressing on

To the higher calling

of my Lord

Shake the dust

off your feet

Don't look back

Nothing gonna hold you down

There's nothing you lack

Temptation's

not an easy thing

Adam gave the devil reigns

And because he sinned,

I got no choice

It runs in my veins

But I gotta

keep pressing on

On and on and on and on

I gotta keep pressing on

I'm gonna keep

pressing, pressing on

To the higher,

higher calling of my Lord

Yeah

I gotta go higher

On and on and on and on

I gotta go higher

I'm gonna go higher

To the higher

To the higher calling

of my Lord

I know somebody,

somebody feels what I'm saying

Somebody knows what

I'm going through

Who knows I want

to go higher

I know you want to keep

pressing on, yeah

To the highest calling

of the Lord

Turn it up.

Ronnie had always talked about

the guys in Muscle Shoals,

then when we wrote

"Sweet Home Alabama,"

the last verse says,

"Muscle Shoals has

got the Swampers."

I went, "Ronnie,

what is that, Swampers?"

He goes, "Oh, that's...

that's Jimmy and Roger"

and the guys

at Muscle Shoals."

Now Muscle Shoals

has got the Swampers

And they've been known

to pick a song or two

We were given that name

by Denny Cordell

who was the producer

with Leon Russell.

I think he just thought

it sounded good,

'cause Muscle Shoals

has a lot of water here.

You gotta have a name.

Swampers is a good nickname.

Sweet home Alabama

Lord, I'm coming

home to you

There's two guitar solos

in that song,

one short one

and one very long one,

and they both came

to me in a dream,

absolutely note for note,

all the transition points,

the fingering,

the chord voicings.

I woke up out of the dream,

picked up the guitar,

and it was done.

Here I come

Alabama

Home

Alabama home

Alabama home

Alabama home

Alabama

Big wheels keep on turning

Carry me home to see my kin

Singing songs

about the Southland

I miss Alabamy once again

And I think it's a sin, yes

Well, I heard Mr. Young

sing about her

Well, I heard ole Neil

put her down

Well, I hope Neil Young

will remember

A Southern man don't

need him around anyhow

Sweet home Alabama

Where the skies are so blue

Sweet home Alabama

Lord, I'm coming

home to you

In Birmingham,

they love the governor

Boo, boo, boo

Now we all did

what we could do

Now Watergate

does not bother me

Does your conscience

bother you

Tell the truth

Sweet home Alabama

Where the skies are so blue

Sweet home Alabama

Lord, I'm coming

home to you

Here I come

Alabama

Home

Alabama home

Alabama home

Alabama home

Alabama

Now, Muscle Shoals

has got the Swampers

And they've been known

to pick a song or two

Lord, they get

me off so much

They pick me up

when I'm feeling blue

Now how about you

Sweet home Alabama

Where the skies are so blue

Sweet home Alabama

Lord, I'm coming

home to you

Sweet home Alabama

Oh, sweet home

Where the skies are so blue

And the governor's true

Sweet home Alabama

Lord, I'm coming

home to you

Sweet home Alabama

Oh, sweet home

Where the skies are so blue

And the governor's true

When you hear musicians,

five or six of 'em in a room,

and you hear the imperfections,

that's the human element.

If a guy falls off of the stool

who's playing the drums,

I really don't give a sh*t,

as long as he don't

miss a beat.

He can get back up

and climb back up,

and most people,

including myself,

think that's great.

That's the human element,

there's faults.

So, the imperfections

gives it the human element,

which I believe is what

we need today more of,

and that's how you make

magic and great records.

Amen.

That's my sermon

for the day, by the way.

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