Southern Thang

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Down south, it’s a nod and a grin "Wassup boss" when I walk right in "Hoss" from the fellas at the feed store line "What up big Dogg" when the sun get high Ain’t no frontin', that’s code where I’m from You hear that drawl, then you know I’m one Same dirt roads, same old names Same back-porch talk, same family chain [Pre-Chorus] If I say your people, I mean your kin If I say sit down, better listen in It ain’t mean mug, it ain’t no fight Just a southern thang done the southern way right [Chorus] Southern thang, southern thang Wassup boss, let it ring Southern thang, southern thang "Hoss" and "big Dogg" in the same old thing I know yo mama and nem, boy sit down I know your peoples, that’s how it sounds Southern thang, southern thang Down here, respect got a country swing [Verse 2] Granny on the porch with the screen door squeak She know your auntie by the first name speak Your uncle’s truck in the church lot dust Your cousin’s new baby, everybody fuss That “you alright?” means “come eat, stay” That “boy, gone on” means “don’t block my way” We talk in circles, but the truth stay clear If I say “I got you,” then I’m right here [Pre-Chorus] Ain’t no shade in the words we say Just a little more salt in the southern play You catch that smile under the warning line That’s the whole code, and it’s all mine [Chorus] Southern thang, southern thang Wassup boss, let it ring Southern thang, southern thang "Hoss" and "big Dogg" in the same old thing I know yo mama and nem, boy sit down I know your peoples, that’s how it sounds Southern thang, southern thang Down here, respect got a country swing [Bridge] If I call you family, that’s the proof Not just words, it’s the way we move From the driveway talk to the Sunday pew I know your roots, and they know me too [Chorus] Southern thang, southern thang Wassup boss, let it ring Southern thang, southern thang "Hoss" and "big Dogg" in the same old thing I know yo mama and nem, boy sit down I know your peoples, that’s how it sounds Southern thang, southern thang Down here, respect got a country swing