Now listen boy from Southern Mississippi 'Cause it took so long to find you in the city I went through so many heartbreaks just to get you my way So all I'm gonna ask is if you please wanna stay Now I don't kiss and tell, but I just wanna yell 'Cause in the past 18 years I've been stuck in hell So won't you tell me now, where were you for so long? I had to go through 20 douches before writing you a song All I needed was a southern gentleman And not a greedy love thief with an evil plan And what you gave me were a thousand kisses blown So let me k-k-k-k-kiss you 'cause I got you for my own Got you for my own, yeah Now listen boy from Southern Mississippi 'Cause it took so long to find you in the city I went through so many heartbreaks just to get you my way So all I'm gonna ask is if you please wanna stay So take me with you aboard a steamboat You got that old school swagger, like a tailcoat You slick your hair back in pretty copper curls And your eyes shine in blue like gorgeous little mother pearls And all I needed was a southern gentleman And not a greedy love thief with an evil plan And what you gave me were a thousand kisses blown So let me kiss-kiss-kiss you 'cause I got you for my own Got you for my own, yeah Now listen boy from Southern Mississippi 'Cause it took so long to find you in the city I went through so many heartbreaks just to get you my way So all I'm gonna ask is if you please wanna stay Got you for my own, yeah Now listen boy from Southern Mississippi 'Cause it took so long to find you in the city I went through so many heartbreaks just to get you my way So all I'm gonna ask is if you please wanna stay.