Everything I have to say
I say it with a nasel twang
Mixed up with a Southern draw
Cause that's the way that I talk ya'll
Slow at walking in my gait
To make a friend won't hesitate
A stranger I have never met
By the grace of God, Southern Bred
The food I eat I like it fried
If it ain't grits it's gravy on the side
My elders get a sir or ma'am
I tend to lend a helping hand
I'll listen to your point of view
Then go do what I want to
All apart of who I am
By the grace of God, Southern Bred
Early morning in the fields
Toil and sweat until it yields
Like my dad and his dad too
It's just what we're born to do
Praising God with every breath
Thanking him for all I have
All you see is like I've said
By the grace of God, Southern Bred
Nowadays, its all about the thug life,
Making the Benjamins, Beating your wife,
Dollar Dollar bills y'all, Inequality is rife,
What happened to living the simpler life,
Holding open doors instead of holding a knife,
Living in peace instead of constant strife,
What ever happened to having manners
Are those the things that really matter?
I'm sick of being bombarded by this gangster chitter-chatter,
They start their crap and the cowards scatter,
But stand tall and their confidence shatters,
You see their talk is just pitter patter,
When did it become uncool to love one another?
not your cousin or sister, your brother or mother,
But a stranger who you should let your love smother,
Let love sweep the land like a warm Souther,
Treat your fellow man just like a brother,
Not Cain and Abel but like blood brothers.
the south my rout
to this day
my souther would say
to always pray
THE LORD
WILL MAKE AWAY
from my souther roots
i toots
this what was told
jesus was a bold
only one on too hands
he was his father stand
the histroy books
make you get hook
on the work that was done
all in one
JESUS WAS THE FATHER AND SON
doris culverhous, poetess extroidinare, lady and souther bell
insightful, discreate, kindly carries herself very well
imaginative, original, creative style. in her heart there is no gile
in this short and little while; she has won me with her style
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