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 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 Then 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 a southern accent where I come from