Sweet home Alabama, oh, sweet home, baby Where the skies are so blue and the governor's true Sweet home Alabama, Lordy Lord, I'm coming home to you, yeah yeah My, Montgomery's got the answer Writer/s: Edward C. King, Gary Robert Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind, 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, baby Where the skies are so blue and the governor's true Sweet Home Alabama, Lord Lord, I'm coming home to you, yeah, yeah Montgomery's got the answer, Watch the official lyric video for “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. ‘FYFTY’, the 4CD box set celebrating 50 years of the band is out now!, It was written in response to Neil Young's songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama", which the band felt blamed the entire Southern United States for slavery; Young is name-checked and dissed in the lyrics., "Sweet Home Alabama" is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping. It reached number 8 on the US chart in 1974 and was the band's second hit single. The song was written in reply to "Southern Man" and "Alabama" by Neil Young; Young is named in the song's lyrics., Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama Lyrics from album: Second Helping (1974) 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 mister Young sing about her Well, I heard ole Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember.