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 talking - but everything gets done,
With a southern accent - where I come from.

Now that drunk tank in Atlanta - is just a motel room to me,
Think I might go work Orlando - if them orange groves don't freeze,
Got my own way of working - 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 momma comes to me,
And kneels down over by the window - and says a prayer for me,
Got my own way of praying - but everything one's begun,
With a southern accent - where I come from.

Got my own way of living - but everything is done
With a southern accent - where I come from