Southern Man

Say, oh, whoa-oh I love me a Southern man, hmm Back in the day, I heard an old woman say (I heard an old woman say) Ain't nothing like a Southern man (Nothing like a South man) I asked her how she could tell 'em apart She put her hand right on her heart By the way that he wears his pants (By the way that he wears his pants, yeah) Now she was talking in riddles so deep I thought she was talking 'bout his jeans So Mr. Charlie walked up with a smile on his face And now I see just what she mean That man got a smooth walk He kinda growl when he talks Ain't shy to no hard work He loves his mama and he go to church (ooh, ooh, ooh) He don't care if them kids is his, he gon' raise 'em like they is It's hard to find one but if you can You better get you a Southern man That woman was so proud with that man on her arm Had me tryna chase him down All over town to see if he had a son (ooh-ooh, ooh) She said, "Charlie ain't perfect, he's just a man, but he's everything I need" And now I want nothing other than a smooth Southern brother That's head over heels for me I took that woman at her word And now I'm happy as can be And if you listen to what we're saying to you You'll see just what we mean A Southern man got a smooth walk He kinda growls when he talks Ain't shy to no hard work He loves his mama and he go to church (ooh, ooh, ooh) He don't care if them kids is his (no, no) 'Cause he gon' raise 'em like they is (like they is) It's hard to find one but if you can You better get you a Southern man Now say oh-whoa, oh-whoa (oh-whoa) I love me a Southern man (my Southern man) Ooh, yes, I do