There's a southern accent Where I come from The younguns 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, mm Now that drunk tank in Atlanta 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, mm-mm For just a minute there, I was dreamin' For just a minute, it was all so real For just a minute, she was standin' there with me Mm-mm In that dream I keep havin' Where my mama comes to me And kneels down over by the window And she says a prayer for me I got my own way of prayin' And every prayer's begun With a southern accent Where I come from, mm-mm Yes, I'm proud of where I am A southern girl from a southern town I ain't ashamed, I ain't ashamed, I ain't ashamed No, I ain't, no, I ain't, no, I ain't I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern, southern accent Where I come from, mm-mm, mm-mm Where I come from