WELL, I WAS ROLLIN' WHEELS
AND SHIFTIN' GEARS
'ROUND THAT JERSEY TURNPIKE
AND BARNEY STOPPED ME
WITH HIS GUN
TEN MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT
SAID, SIR, YOU BROKE THE LIMIT
IN THIS RUSTY OL' TRUCK
I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT ACCENT, SON
JUST WHERE DID
YOU COME FROM
I SAID, WHERE I COME FROM
IT'S CORNBREAD AND CHICKEN
WHERE I COME FROM
LOT OF FRONT-PORCH SITTIN'
WHERE I COME FROM
TRY'NA MAKE A LIVIN'
AND WORKIN' HARD
TO GET TO HEAVEN
WHERE I COME FROM
WELL, I WAS
SOUTH OF DETROIT CITY
I PULLED IN THIS
COUNTRY KITCHEN
TRY THEIR BRAND OF BARBECUE
THE SIGN SAID, FINGER-LICKIN'
WELL, I PAID THE TAB
AND THE LADY ASKED ME
HOW'D I LIKE MY BISCUIT
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, MA'AM
IT AIN'T LIKE MAMA FIXED IT
'CAUSE WHERE I COME FROM
IT'S CORNBREAD AND CHICKEN
WHERE I COME FROM
A LOT OF FRONT-PORCH PICKIN'
WHERE I COME FROM
TRY'NA MAKE A LIVIN'
AND WORKIN' HARD
TO GET TO HEAVEN
WHERE I COME FROM
I WAS CHASIN' SUN
ON ONE-OH-ONE
SOMEWHERE AROUND VENTURA
AND I LOST THE UNIVERSAL JOINT
AND I HAD TO USE MY FINGER
AND THIS TALL LADY
STOPPED AND ASKED
IF I HAD PLANS FOR DINNER
SAID, NO THANKS, MA'AM
BACK HOME, WE LIKE
THE GIRLS THAT SING SOPRANO
'CAUSE WHERE I COME FROM
IT'S CORNBREAD AND CHICKEN
WHERE I COME FROM
A LOT OF FRONT-PORCH SITTIN'
WHERE I COME FROM
TRY'NA MAKE A LIVIN'
AND WORKIN' HARD
TO GET TO HEAVEN
WHERE I COME FROM
WELL, I WAS HEADIN' HOME
ON SIXTY-FIVE
SOMEWHERE AROUND KENTUCKY
AND THE C.B. RANG
FOR THE BOBTAIL RIG
IT'S A-ROLLIN' ON LIKE THUNDER
WELL, I ANSWERED HIM
AND HE ASKED ME
AREN'T YOU FROM OUT IN TULSA
NAW, BUT YOU
MIGHT-A SEEN ME THERE
I JUST DROPPED A LOAD OF SALSA
WHERE I COME FROM
IT'S CORNBREAD AND CHICKEN
WHERE I COME FROM
A LOT OF FRONT-PORCH PICKIN'
WHERE I COME FROM
TRY'NA MAKE A LIVIN'
AND WORKIN' HARD
TO GET TO HEAVEN
WHERE I COME
WHERE I COME FROM, YEAH
IT'S CORNBREAD AND CHICKEN
WHERE I COME FROM
A LOT OF BACK-PORCH PICKIN'
WHERE I COME FROM
TRY'NA MAKE A LIVIN'
AND WORKIN' HARD
TO GET TO HEAVEN
WHERE I COME FROM
WHERE I COME FROM
YEAH, WHERE I COME FROM
LOT OF FRONT-PORCH SITTIN'
STARIN' UP AT HEAVEN
WHERE I COME FROM
WHERE I COME FROM
TRY'NA MAKE A LIVIN'
OH, WHERE I COME FROM