• The song is about growing up along the Chattahoochee River between Georgia and Alabama. Alan Jackson's album 'A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)' gets its title from a line in this song.
• This song won 2 CMA awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year
• Alan Jackson & Jim McBride share writing credits on the song. Scott Hendricks & Keith Stegall produced the track.
• The single was released on May of 1993 and topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It also topped the Canadian RPM Country Singles Chart in 1993.