i wasn t raised where the gulf winds blow where the cotton grows fast and the drawls are slow i ain t from dixie but in my heart i know i m a southern girl when i talk to my mama i always say yes ma am and like rhett told scarlet i don t give a damn what state i was born in i know i am a southern girl it s in my blood it s in my soul it s where the man i love and i are gonna grow old when i go to heaven i m gonna leave this world a southern girl it s a beautiful place where i come from every now and then i still miss it some but you live here long enough and you become a southern girl i listened to country since i was two feet tall i got a picture of dolly hangin on my wall like grits and sweet tea i swear to ya ll i m a southern girl it s in my blood it s in my soul it s where the man i love and i are gonna grow old when i go to heaven i m gonna leave this world a southern girl i m gonna live out the rest of my days a northern born and raised southern girl