There's a southern accent, where I come fromThe young'uns call it countryThe yankees call it dumbI got my own way of talkin'But everything is done, with a southern accentWhere I come fromNow that drunk tank in Atlanta'sJust a motel room t o meThink I might go work OrlandoIf them orange groves don't freezeI got my own way of workin'But everything is run, with a southern accentWhere I come fromFor just a minute there I was dreamingFor just a minute it was all so realFor just a minu te she was standing there, with me There's a dream I keep havingWhere my mama comes to meAnd kneels down over by the window And says a prayer for meI got my own way of prayin'But everyone's begunWith a sou thern accentWhere I come fromI got my own way of livin'But everything gets doneWith a southern accentWhere I come from