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 is 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 were 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 she kneels down over by the window And says a prayer for me I 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 southern accent Where I come from