I was just a teenage boy on my way to school Mama mad at me for me 'cause I turned on the news Details still uncertain as I put on my shoes Wasn't sure what happened but I knew I had the blues Cause that's the day the freebird fell Oh, I remember it well So many cried when Ronnie died He never said farewell What he'd say in a southern song Stories told still here long The day the freebird fell Pulled myself together and I went on my way Missed the bus on purpose so I could walk that day Tuesday's Gone and Simple Man Play on in my mind Sweet Home Alabama, Curtis Loew and One More Time 'Cause that's the day the freebird fell Oh, I remember it well So many cried when Ronnie died He never said farewell What he'd say in a southern song Stories told still here long The day the freebird fell Freebird fell Freebird fell, mmmm Many years have come and gone, a lot of things have changed Father time has passed me by one thing stayed the same When I'm feeling lonely, when I'm feeling blue I crank up some of that good ol' honkey, Lord I think of you Back to the day the freebird fell Oh, I remember it well So many cried when Ronnie died He never said farewell What he'd say in a southern song Stories told still here long The day the freebird fell Freebird fell Gimme three steps, you got that right Oooo that smell Simple man was comin' home The day the freebird fell I was just a teenage boy on my way to school