Southernland Lyrics

Just a valley and a two lane road

A boy, his dog, and an old cane pole

Skipping rocks on the riverbank

Freight trains and industries

Have taken the land that used to be

Hundred jobs that all pay the same

We all prayed every night

Thanked the lord before our first bite

Church every Sunday and Wednesday night

Took pride as a family

We treated people with dignity

If only the rest of the world would do the same

Where I am from

Is a town that knows my name

Where the people may change

And their roots remain the same

Where the talk is slow and the gossip is fast

And love was all we had

Always willing to lend a hand

And people doing the best they can

Everyday in Southernland

From the mountains in Wyoming

To the bayou down in New Orleans

There are small towns like my own

But mine it means the most to me

Here in the foothills of Tennessee

It's where I was born

And it's where I will always be

Where I am from

Is a town that knows my name

Where the people may change

And their roots remain the same

Where the talk is slow and the gossip is fast

And love was all we had

Always willing to lend a hand

And people doing the best they can

Everyday in Southernland

Where you earn your last name

No and I am not ashamed

It's where I was born, it's where I was raised

And it's where I've made most my mistakes

And when I die, it's where I will lay

Where I am from

Is a town that knows my name

Where the people may change

And their roots remain the same

Where the talk is slow and the gossip is fast

And love was all we had

Always willing to lend a hand

And people doing the best they can

Everyday in Southernland