I'm not a cowboy riding out a sunset I've never been a John Wayne I'm not a trucker, goin' down the interstate Living life in a four-lane When I'm mad, you'll know I'm like a bull at a rodeo This blood runs deep There's some things you should know about me I was born under the Mason Dixon Muddy Water runnin' through my veins Doesn't matter all the hell I'm raisin' The Holy Spirit still carries me Brought up by the sons and daughters Rebel yell and the Cherokee Say what you want about the life I'm livin' Don't give a damn what you think about me I got roots down in Alabama I got friends up in Tennessee Wild child but I mind my manners (ooh-ooh) A southern curiosity Don't read the gospel but I'm friends with Jesus At my worst, He's always findin' me I'll be the first to the bottom of a bottle 'Cause the burn just feels so good to me I do good when I can I'll shoot you straight, I'm an honest man Yes ma'am, hey y'all (ooh-ooh) I can't lie 'cause I say it all I was born under the Mason Dixon (mason Dixon) Muddy Water running through my veins (my veins) Doesn't matter all the hell I'm raisin' (oh-oh, oh) The Holy Spirit still carries me Brought up by the sons and daughters (sons and daughters) Rebel yell and the Cherokee (cherokee) Say what you want about the life I'm living (oh-oh, oh) Don't give a damn what you think about me Got roots down in Alabama (he got roots) I got friends up in Tennessee (he got friends) Wild child but I mind my manners (ooh-ooh) A southern curiosity Hey, yeah (He got roots) I've got friends (he got friends) Brought up by the sons and daughters From the church of the Nazarene But late at night just in case they wonder It's a strong man holdin' me I was born under the Mason Dixon Muddy Water runnin' through my veins Doesn't matter all the hell I'm raisin' The Holy Spirit still carries me (oh-oh) Brought up by the sons and daughters (sons and daughters) A rebel yell and the Cherokee (cherokee) Say what you want about the life I'm livin' Don't give a damn what you think about me I got roots down in Alabama (he got roots) I got friends up in Tennessee (he got friends) A wild child but I mind my manners A southern curiosity Curiosity (I'm a southern curiosity) (I'm a southern curiosity) (Drinking bourbon, someone pass the weed) (I'm a southern curiosity)