The song describes growing up in a poor family in the rural South, where the father worked hard chopping cotton and plowing fields to support the family. Though times were difficult, the parents provided love and kept their children fed and warm. The song recalls fond memories of childhood, including getting dressed up for church on Sundays when the father would not work. It expresses that though the singer has left home, the memories of growing up and the lessons learned will never be forgotten.

1. High Cotton Music by Alabama

4. We didn't know that times were lean Around our house the grass was green

5. It didn't seem like things were all that bad

6. I bet we walked a thousand miles Choppin' cotton and pushin' plows

7. And learnin' how to give it all we had

8. As life went on and years went by I saw the light in daddy's eyes

9. And felt the love in mama's hands They kept us warm and kept us fed

10. Taught us how to look ahead Now lookin' back, I understand

11. We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten

12. Those fertile fields are never far away

13. We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten

14. Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced

16. When Sunday mornings rolled around We dressed up in hand-me-downs

17. Just in time, together with the church

18. Sometimes I think how long it's been And how it impressed me then

19. It was the only day my daddy wouldn’t work

20. We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten

21. Those fertile fields are never far away We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten

22. Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced

23. We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten

24. Those fertile fields are never far away

25. We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten

26. Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced

27. We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten

28. Those fertile fields are never far away We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten

29. Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced

30. Walkin’ In ..... High Cotton . Jeff Randy Mark Teddy Music By Alabama