From Cotton To Satin

Intro: From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan From a pickup to a long limousine From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan She had to follow her dream I saved up enough, to buy her, one small diamond That's the year that old tractor, broke down And the dream house I promised her still lies by a shade tree Some old bricks and boards all around She begged me to take her, to see New York City So I mortgaged the farm and we were gone But while we were there she took up with a rich man ) I came back, to the country alone Now there is the garden, where she touched every flower There's the meadow where we walked hand in hand If only she'd waited, she'd have more than she dreamed of ) For today they struck oil on my land From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan From a pickup to a long limousine From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan She had to follow her dream Outro She went from cotton to satin