Where I Come From

Well, I was rollin' wheels and shiftin' gears

'Round that Jersey Turnpike

When Barney stopped me with his gun

Ten minutes after midnight

Said, "Sir, you broke the limit in this rusty old truck

I don't know about that accent, son

Just where did you come from?"

I said, "Where I come from

It's cornbread and chicken

Where I come from, a lotta front porch sittin'

Where I come from, tryin' to make a living

And workin' hard to get to heaven

Where I come from"

Well, I was south of Detroit City

I pulled in this country kitchen

To try their brand of barbecue

The sign said finger lickin'

Well, I paid the tab and the lady asked me

How'd I like my biscuit

"I'll be honest with you, ma'am

It ain't like mama fixed it"

'Cause where I come from

It's cornbread and chicken

Where I come from, a lotta front porch pickin'

Where I come from, tryin' to make a living

And workin' hard to get to heaven

Where I come from

I was chasin' sun on 1-0-1

Somewhere around Ventura

I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger

This tall lady stopped and asked

If I had plans for dinner

Said, "No thanks, ma'am, back home

We like the girls that sing soprano"

'Cause where I come from

It's cornbread and chicken

Where I come from, a lotta front porch sittin'

Where I come from, tryin' to make a living

And workin' hard to get to heaven

Where I come from

Well, I was headin' home on sixty five

Somewhere around Kentucky

And the CB rang for the bobtail rig

That's rollin' on like thunder

Well, I answered him and he asked me

"Aren't you from out in Tulsa?"

"No, but you might'a seen me there

I just dropped a load of salsa"

Where I come from

It's cornbread and chicken

Where I come from, a lotta front porch pickin'

Where I come from, tryin' to make a living

And workin' hard to get to heaven

Where I come

Where I come from

Yeah, it's cornbread and chicken

Where I come from, a lotta back porch pickin'

Where I come from, tryin' to make a living

And workin' hard to get to heaven

Where I come from

Where I come from

Yeah, where I come from

A lotta front porch sittin'

Starin' up at heaven

Where I come from

Where I come from

Tryin' to make a livin'

Oh, where I come from

Where I come from