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
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
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
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
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