Got the South in My Soul

Mmm, oh Lord

Mmm, oh Lord

When the dark nights start falling

And the moon starts to roll

What is that thing that keeps calling?

It's the sound in my soul

How I long for that delta

It's my home, it's my goal

Why is it safe in its shelter?

I've got that sound in my soul

Too long I lingered in the darkness

No matter what I want

I wanna say goodbye to darkness

And spend all my days in the sun

Let me lie on that levee

Let me burn black as coal

I know my heart won't be heavy

I've got that sound in my soul

Oh, the nights start falling

The moon starts to shine

Why is that thing calling?

The sound's on my mind

I hear it all through the night

I just can't help it

Got the sound in my soul

The days are lonely

The nights are so long

Why is that thing calling

Saying I'm wrong?

I hear it all through the night

I just can't help it

Got the sound in my soul

Too long I've been in darkness

No matter what I want

I wanna say goodbye to darkness

And spend my days in the sun

Let me lie on that levee

Let me burn black as coal

I know my heart won't be so heavy

With the sound in my soul

Mmm, oh Lord

Mmm

Got the sound in my soul, oh Lord