There`s a southern accent, where I come from
The young `uns call it country
The yankees call it dumb
I got my own way of talkin`
But everything gets done, with a southern accent
Where I come from
Now that drunk tank in Atlanta`s
Just a motel room to me
Think I might go work Orlando
If them orange groves don`t freeze
I got my own way of workin`
But everything is run, with a southern accent
Where I come from --
For just a minute there I was dreaming
For just a minute it was all so real
For just a minute she was standing there, with me
There`s a dream I keep having
Where my mama comes to me
And kneels down over by the window
And says a prayer for me
Got my own way of prayin`
But everyone`s begun
With a southern accent
Where I come from --
I got my own way of livin`
But everything gets done
With a southern accent
Where I come from