Wild young Cowboy runnin rigs and farmin land When he meet her at the armory dance Dark skin and beautiful had a smile that drove him wild Daddy been lovin mama since fore I was a child And that's a romance in the south Had a few older brothers one blood couple wasn't even kin Lord what I wouldn't give to be young again Barefoot in that bottom nothin more than just hangin out They taught me what bein cool was all about And that's a romance in the south So many stories's to be told So many chaliced hands to hold When the lord answers prayers we shout out Thank you Lord we love ya Ya that's another romance in the south She had eyes like diamonds had a kiss like home-made wine Little does of her and I was as high as the Caroline's We were young and crazy bound by wild desire She could set a queen city night on fire And that's a romance in the south So many stories to be told I got me a hand to hold Another answered pray and I shot out Thank you Lord I love ya Ya that's another romance in the south