"Paint Me a Birmingham" is a song written by Buck Moore and Gary Duffy. It was concurrently released by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artists Ken Mellons

Ken Mellons

Kenneth Edward "Ken" Mellons is an American country music artist who released his self-titled debut album in 1994. This album produced the single "Jukebox Junkie", a Top Ten hit on the Hot Country Songs charts...

 and Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...

, whose versions entered the country charts within one week of each other. Lawrence's was the more successful of the two, reaching #4 in early 2004 and becoming his first Top 5 country hit since "Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned (song)

"Lessons Learned" is the title of a country music song written by Paul Nelson, Larry Boone, and Tracy Lawrence, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence on his album of the same title, from which it was released as the lead-off single...

" in 2000.

Content

The narrator describes an encounter on the beach with an artist who is painting ocean scenes. The singer then asks the painter to paint a picture of the plans the man and his lost lover had actually made.

Ken Mellons

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	54

Tracy Lawrence

Chart (2003-2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	42

Parodies

On his 2005 album Bipolar and Proud

Bipolar and Proud

Bipolar and Proud is a 2004 album released by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. The album was originally slated to be named "Cledus Gone Wild", but was changed at the last minute...

, country music parodist Cledus T. Judd

Cledus T. Judd

Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies...

parodied the song as "Bake Me a Country Ham". Judd's parody charted at #58 on the country music charts as well.