Southern State Of Mind

I was up in

New York City

Just the other week

You should've seen the waitress face

When I ordered sweet tea

She said, "We don't have that here"

And I apologized

I said, "Please forgive meI'm in a southern state of mind"

And those girls out in

California

They don't understand

They don't like it when

I hold the door

Or when I say yes ma'am

They act like

I've done something wrong

And they give me the evil eye

I say, "Honey, I'm sorryI'm in a southern state of mind"

I could be anywhere

In my heart

I'm always there

Where they drink sweet tea

And they raise you to be polite

No changin' who

I amThat's the way

I've always been

No matter what state

I'm inI'm in a southern state of mind

I'm always walkin' 'round

Tellin' everybody hi

Just a wavin' at the strangers

In the cars passin' by

Some people may look at me

And say that boy just ain't right

Hey, y'all,

I ain't crazy

I'm in a southern state of mind

I could be anywhere

In my heart

I'm always there

Where you know everybody

If you don't then you're still polite

No changin' who

I amThat's the way

I've always been

No matter what state

I'm inI'm in a southern state of mind

You can see it in the clothes

I wearYou can hear it when

I talkBall cap, boots and jeans

And a little southern drawl

I could be up in

OhioOr back home in

CarolineNo matter what state

I'm inI'm in a southern state of mind

Don't matter what state

I'm inI'm in a southern state of mind

Yeah, alright

A southern state of mind

Come on, come on, oh