Tiger Raised In the Southland

My folks said boy Get an education So I packed my bags And I took a four year vacation A few mistakes and thousands of dollars a year Is what I spent to have the time of my life up here Now some people say boy take that Tiger Paw Off of your hat 'Cause there's people 'round here Who take offense To things like that They claim everyone's not a Tiger fan Well, I don't think they quite understand Well, I'm a small town boy Grew up in Carolina But, I wanted more Than just your typical nine-to-fiver So I took the good times Threw in a little knowledge I called it college So proudly here I am I'm a Tiger raised in the Southland It means more to me Than just a football game It's who I am It's from where I came It's the classes I missed Because of all the beer I drank It's the nights I remember And all the ones I can't Now don't get me wrong Come the last game of the year I'll have the best seats in the house Sittin' up high on the hill Yellin' Fight Tigers Fight And sayin' every word to the Tiger Rag But that ain't the reason I wear this Tiger Paw up here on my hat I'm a small town boy Grew up in Carolina But, I wanted more Than just your typical nine-to-fiver So I took the good times Threw in a little knowledge I called it college So proudly here I am I'm a Tiger raised in the Southland It's about the Esso Early on a Thursday night Me and the guys all head downtown To see the girls lookin' right Maybe it's all the crazy times I spent hangin' out With those wild and crazy fraternity brothers of mine Like a late night dance on the roof That caught the attention of a certain officer named Gooch Maybe it was skinny dippin' in the reflection pond We got caught But that was half the fun For us small town boys Who grew up in Carolina We wanted more Than just your typical nine-to-fiver So we took the good times Threw in a little knowledge We called it college So proudly here I am I'm a Tiger raised in the Southland You may never understand But I'll always be a Tiger raised in the Southland