Sound of the South (Jones,Powell)
There's a railroad boot tapping time to the beat of a stand up bass
Daddy's voice was shaking
Sweat dripping all down his face
I thought the party'd be over when he threw his bottle at the wall
Til he picked up the broken pieces to play the slide guitar
That's the sound of the south
Coming through some broken people
Clear and proud pouring out
From mississippi to alabama (from new york to california)(from west virginia down to macon, georgia)
Sooner or later everybody gonna come around
To the sound of the South
That's the sound of the south
Scratchy old records spinning all night long i begged to stay up late
With charlie pride and elvis
Bill haley singing rocket 88
It's a soul thing making you feel like the worlds a better place
Even up in Boston they be sharing those radio waves
That's the sound of the south
Coming through some broken people
Clear and proud pouring out
From mississippi to alabama (from new york to california)(from west virginia down to macon, georgia)
Sooner or later everybody gonna come around
To the sound of the South
That's the sound of the south
BRIDGE
I was born and raised
On the music that they played
Now its running (running) running through my veins
That's the sound of the south
Coming through some broken people
Clear and proud pouring out
From mississippi to alabama (from new york to california)(from west virginia down to macon, georgia)
Sooner or later everybody gonna come around
To the sound of the South
That's the sound of the south