In the mud on my workboots is the way where I come from

I may talk a little slower than you

That dont make me dumb

I fix your cars and I build your homes til my hands are cracked and calloused

Some folks dont understand

What Im about and who I am



I was born on the southern side of the river

Where a handshake is your contract, your name means everything

I was raised on a good books promise and the pride my daddy taught me

Where you work hard for a livin

Yeah thats always been a given

Dont you run her down, Ill stand my ground on the southern side of town



I dont ask for many favors

I earned every dime I make

And I dont feel like Ive sold my soul at the end of a long hard day

I just bring my tired back and worn out dreams home to my woman

She never does complain

But I know she feels the same



I was born on the southern side of the river

Where a handshake is your contract, your name means everything

I was raised on a good books promise and the manners my mama taught me

Where old ways are not forsaken

And theres still a few things sacred

Ill live and die and I wont deny the southern side of town



Yeah sometimes I get to dreamin beyond these county lines

Hey but the deepest voice within me draws me back every time



I was raised on a good books promise and the pride my daddy taught me

Where you work hard for a livin

Yeah thats always been a given

Ill live and die and I wont deny the southern side of town

Where old ways are not forsaken

And theres still a few things sacred

So dont you run her down,

Cause I stand my ground on the southern side of town



Im from the southern side of town



God bless the southern side of town