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