(Featuring Little Feat)

Well, he was a New York attorney

'Bout to take a Southern journey
Into places that he'd never been
She was a brunette out of Brooklyn

Fast talkin' and good lookin'
With a body that was made for sin
And she wanted him for marriage

'Cause the torch that she carried
Was hotter than the fires of hell
But he said he didn't need her

So she followed down deep
Into the buckle of the Bible Belt


She begged and she pleaded
And she told him all she needed
Was a little tender lovin' care

But he was wrapped up in his work
And acting like a jerk
By pretending that she wasn't there

But her heart was love-stricken
So she never thought of quittin'
Or givin' up on how she felt

She had plans to seduce him
If she could, she would loosen
A notch in the Bible Belt


There's a lot of good people who are led astray
That believe true love is dead

But I'll tell you somethin', brother
When you're dealin' with your feelings
It's tough to keep a level head

And it's hard to imagine
How the flames of passion
Will burn 'til your soul will melt

And it'll spread like a cancer
'Til you're gonna have to answer
To your heart and the Bible Belt


Well, no matter who you are
If you're a peasant or a star

There's a need for love in every man
And he found it pretty soon
Underneath the Southern moon

When she finally made him understand
That every man's got his pride
And he'll try to run and hide

From emotions that his heart has felt
So he gave her love a chance
That's when he found romance

In the heart of the Bible Belt

There's a lot of good people who are led astray

That believe true love is dead
But I'll tell you somethin', brother
When you're dealin' with your feelings

It's tough to keep a level head
And it's hard to imagine
How the flames of passion

Will burn 'til your soul will melt
And it'll spread like a cancer
But you're gonna have to answer

To your heart and the Bible Belt

They better get their heads together

Or they're gonna slap leather
With their hearts and the Bible Belt
Amen, brother...