Alan Jackson

Released: March 4, 2008

Songwriter: Alan Jackson

Producer: Keith Stegall

[Verse 1]
Rocky burned up the movie screen
When I was turning seventeen
Tie-dyed shirts and Levi jeans
Looking cool at the Dairy Queen
Trying to impress a young woman in her Sunday dress

[Chorus]
That was 1976, didn't know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde-haired girl
Stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlite sky
A little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just won't quit
And that was 1976

[Verse 2]
My high-school days are packed away
Set my sights on a bigger stage
Jimmy Carter moved to D.C
A Georgia boy just like me
Life seemed easy, nothing much that we needed

[Chorus]
That was 1976, didn't know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde-haired girl
Stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlite sky
A little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just won't quit
And that was 1976

[Verse 3]
Eight-track tapes were still in style
And Elvis was still alive
Wonder Woman sure looked fine
Bionic Man was still prime time
And that girl I liked
We kept on trying till we got it right

[Chorus]
That was 1976, didn't know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde-haired girl
Stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlite sky
A little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just won't quit
And that was 1976

[Outro]
Yeah that was 1976, didn't know who we were yet
Built a fire that just won't quit
That was 1976
We built a fire that just won't quit
That was 1976

Alan Eugene Jackson was born October 17, 1958 in Newnan, Georgia to Joseph Eugene “Daddy Gene” and Ruth Musick “Mama Ruth” Jackson. He has four older sisters, Diane; twins Cathy & Carol and Connie. He attended Elm Street Elementary School and Newnan High School in Newnan, GA and also attended one year at West Georgia College. Alan married Denise on December 15, 1979. They have three daughters. Mattie Denise was born June 19, 1990; Alexandra Jane “Ali” was born August 23, 1993 and Dani Grace was born August 28, 1997. The 6'4" country music singer-songwriter is known for blending honky-tonk and mainstream country sounds. He also writes many of his own songs. To date, he’s released over 15 albums.

Jackson has sold over 80 million records, and more than 50 of his singles having appeared on Billboard’s “Top 40 Country Songs”. He’s won two Grammys and 16 CMA Awards.

He is known for “I’d Love You All Over Again”, “Country Boy”, “I Don’t Even Know Your Name”, and “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”.

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