[Verse 1] I left my boots by the door And my hands got too clean Spent too long chasin' things That never meant a thing to me Mama's porch in my head Like a song I still know Sweet tea on the rail And the screen door slams slow [Pre-Chorus] I'm tired of sleepin' up north Tired of wearin' this mask If you hear that old train rollin' Baby, I'm comin' back [Chorus] Take me back to my southern ways Take me back, take me back Where the hound dog bays And the red dirt tracks Take me back to my southern ways I need that simple grace Take me back, take me back To my southern ways [Verse 2] I want frog legs fryin' In a cast-iron pan A Sunday shirt wrinkled From workin' with my hands A back road night And a radio singin' low Dust on my tires And nowhere else to go [Pre-Chorus] I'm tired of sleepin' up north Tired of wearin' this mask If you hear that old train rollin' Baby, I'm comin' back [Chorus] Take me back to my southern ways Take me back, take me back Where the hound dog bays And the red dirt tracks Take me back to my southern ways I need that simple grace Take me back, take me back To my southern ways [Bridge] Let the river run Let the screen door sway Let my name taste right On a Saturday I don't need much Just a front-porch light And your hand in mine On a warm July night [Final Chorus] Take me back to my southern ways Take me back, take me back Where the hound dog bays And the red dirt tracks Take me back to my southern ways I need that simple grace Take me back, take me back To my southern ways [Outro] Take me back Yeah, take me back To my southern ways
