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Edit Lyrics Well I was rollin' wheels and shiftin' gears'Round that Jersey TurnpikeWhen Barney stopped me with his gunTen minutes after midnightSaid sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol' truckI don't know about that accent sonJust where do you come fromI said where I come fromIt's cornbread and chickenWhere I come from a lotta front porch sittin'Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'And workin' hard to get to heavenWhere I come fromWell I was south of Detroit CityI pulled in this country kitchenTo try their brand of barbecueThe sign said finger-lickin'Well I paid the tab and the lady asked meHow'd I like my biscuitI'll be honest with you ma'amIt ain't like mama fixed it'Cause where I come fromIt's cornbread and chickenWhere I come from a lotta front porch pickin'Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'Workin' hard to get to heavenWhere I come fromI was chasin' sun on 101Somewhere around VenturaI lost a universal joint and I had to use my fingerThis tall lady stopped and asked If I had plans for dinnerSaid no thanks ma'am, back homeWe like the girls that sing soprano'Cause where I come from It's cornbread and chickenWhere I come from a lotta front porch sittin'Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'Workin' hard to get to heavenWhere I come fromWell I was headed home on 65Somewhere around KentuckyThe CB rang for a bobtail rigThat's rollin' on like thunderWell I answered him and he asked meAren't you from out in TulsaNo, but you might have seen me thereI just dropped a load of salsaWhere I come from it's cornbread and chickenWhere I come from a lotta back porch pickin'Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'Workin' hard to get to heavenWhere I come fromWhere I come fromYeah where I come fromA lotta front porch sittingStarin' up at heavenWhere I come fromWhere I come fromTryin' to make a livin'Tryin' to make a livin'Oh, where I come fromWhere I come fromYeah, where I come fromGet back down there sometimeWhere I come from New! Log in to start a snippet Song Info Submitted by manderzterz On Apr 25, 2002 More Alan Jackson Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) Remember When Drive (For Daddy Gene) Chattahoochee Summertime Blues Well I was rollin' wheels and shiftin' gears 'Round that Jersey Turnpike When Barney stopped me with his gun Ten minutes after midnight Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol' truck I don't know about that accent son Just where do you come from I said where I come from It's cornbread and chicken Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin' Where I come from tryin' to 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 To 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 lotta front porch pickin' Where I come from tryin' to make a livin' Workin' hard to get to heaven Where I come from I was chasin' sun on 101 Somewhere around Ventura I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger 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 lotta front porch sittin' Where I come from tryin' to make a livin' Workin' hard to get to heaven Where I come from Well I was headed home on 65 Somewhere around Kentucky The CB rang for a bobtail rig That's rollin' on like thunder Well I answered him and he asked me Aren't you from out in Tulsa No, but you might have seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa Where I come from it's cornbread and chicken Where I come from a lotta back porch pickin' Where I come from tryin' to make a livin' Workin' hard to get to heaven Where I come from Where I come from Yeah where I come from A lotta front porch sitting Starin' up at heaven Where I come from Where I come from Tryin' to make a livin' Tryin' to make a livin' Oh, where I come from Where I come from Yeah, where I come from Get back down there sometime Where I come from Correcting wrong lyrics Fixing missing lines Removing extra lines Updating to official version Switching between clean/explicit (official) Fixing line breaks or spacing Correcting stanza/section order Removing unofficial annotations or brackets Correcting punctuation or capitalization Fixing spelling/typo errors Removing non-lyric content Standardizing formatting Other (explain below) Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks! These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators. You must be logged in to edit lyrics. Unable to save lyrics. Please try again. Lyrics cannot contain links. Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours. Edit Cancel Editing Tips Keep it true to the song

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View Profile Dismiss by metalhead420 19y ago

I think he's implying that the woman might have been a tranny. Obviously, he comes from a place where men are men and women are women. You probably don't see a lot of that. Soprano is a high pitched singing. She probably had a man's voice. He's implying the simplicity of where he comes from compared to else where. But I don't know, that's just my opinion.

I think he's implying that the woman might have been a tranny. Obviously, he comes from a place where men are men and women are women. You probably don't see a lot of that. Soprano is a high pitched singing. She probably had a man's voice. He's implying the simplicity of where he comes from compared to else where. But I don't know, that's just my opinion. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +2 Users: Reply · 0 Share by Sreym 16y ago

About the universal joint/finger, I think what he meant was his thumb, meaning he had to hitch-hike. But I'm not positive. Maybe that was why the 'tall lady' saw him and stopped? And I agree with the opinion that the lady is either a man or a tranny.

I like Alan Jackson, but this type of song bothers me, generalizing about an area like that. Especially since, aside from the first verse, he keeps offering the info to these people in the other verses who didn't ask. Maybe they share some of his love for cornbread, but he writes them off as different from him because of where they're from.

About the universal joint/finger, I think what he meant was his thumb, meaning he had to hitch-hike. But I'm not positive. Maybe that was why the 'tall lady' saw him and stopped? And I agree with the opinion that the lady is either a man or a tranny. I like Alan Jackson, but this type of song bothers me, generalizing about an area like that. Especially since, aside from the first verse, he keeps offering the info to these people in the other verses who didn't ask. Maybe they share some of his love for cornbread, but he writes them off as different from him because of where they're from. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 1 Share by csnowman00 15y ago

hitchhiking! thats it...thanks

hitchhiking! thats it...thanks

hitchhiking! thats it...thanks Reason: Edit Cancel by medcob12 24y ago

Alright so i don't listen to a lot of Country and this song is one of the reasons why. The lines "where i come from tryin' to make a livin Workin hard to get to heaven" really get under my skin. I hate to bring North and South into this because that issue should be in the past, but Alan Jackson i feel is implying that the North is lazy and unmotivated. That and the entire song seems to be saying that his way of life is the best and he has little respect for the way other people live

Alright so i don't listen to a lot of Country and this song is one of the reasons why. The lines "where i come from tryin' to make a livin Workin hard to get to heaven" really get under my skin. I hate to bring North and South into this because that issue should be in the past, but Alan Jackson i feel is implying that the North is lazy and unmotivated. That and the entire song seems to be saying that his way of life is the best and he has little respect for the way other people live Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by knuckball7 22y ago

you obviously have never lived in the south, i am a "yankee" to many people down here. The attitudes towards everything are completely different, the lifestyle and motivation aren't even close to that of the north.

you obviously have never lived in the south, i am a "yankee" to many people down here. The attitudes towards everything are completely different, the lifestyle and motivation aren't even close to that of the north. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by bluboy431 20y ago

well medcob, i'm from the north and i think that he's just describing his life. he dosen't know how you live and he's not putting the "north" down at all. people, like you, sterotype him and in the song he confronts them. his way of living is different and not everybody knows what it's like. so the only person bring "north and south" in, is you.

well medcob, i'm from the north and i think that he's just describing his life. he dosen't know how you live and he's not putting the "north" down at all. people, like you, sterotype him and in the song he confronts them. his way of living is different and not everybody knows what it's like. so the only person bring "north and south" in, is you. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by shyanne_13 19y ago

It's just Alan Jackson's opionion, I myself am very opinionated, and this song is about what life is like where he comes from, which is the south. And he's not saying that people from the north are quote, un-quote "lazy and unmotivated". He's just saying that's were he comes from, and it's his way of life, he isn't necesarilly saying that people in the north are "lazy and unmotivated".

-shyanne

It's just Alan Jackson's opionion, I myself am very opinionated, and this song is about what life is like where he comes from, which is the south. And he's not saying that people from the north are quote, un-quote "lazy and unmotivated". He's just saying that's were he comes from, and it's his way of life, he isn't necesarilly saying that people in the north are "lazy and unmotivated". -shyanne Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by csnowman00 19y ago

Can someone give me their opinion of these lines: "Said no thanks ma'am, back home We like the girls that sing soprano"? ~Carl

Can someone give me their opinion of these lines: "Said no thanks ma'am, back home We like the girls that sing soprano"? ~Carl Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 1 Share by bobb13 3y ago

@csnowman00 it’s just his opinion on women. This “tall lady” has a somewhat deprived voice as he said “we like the girls that sing soprano” which is a very high voice. He is saying that the tall lady has a deeper voice and that means it’s either someone who’s trans or a man dressed as a women. Which is not what he likes

@csnowman00 it’s just his opinion on women. This “tall lady” has a somewhat deprived voice as he said “we like the girls that sing soprano” which is a very high voice. He is saying that the tall lady has a deeper voice and that means it’s either someone who’s trans or a man dressed as a women. Which is not what he likes

@[csnowman00:46766] it’s just his opinion on women. This “tall lady” has a somewhat deprived voice as he said “we like the girls that sing soprano” which is a very high voice. He is saying that the tall lady has a deeper voice and that means it’s either someone who’s trans or a man dressed as a women. Which is not what he likes Reason: Edit Cancel by shoehornhands 19y ago

I think its more of a rural vs. urban thing and not so much North v. South.

I think its more of a rural vs. urban thing and not so much North v. South. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by texasbaby4735 18y ago

theres no need for the north and south to be brought in question here. the lifestyle of those in the south and the lifestyle of those in the north really do differ. people in the south are more apt to be on their front porch swings drinkin a beer, while northerners are more apt to be sitting in their jacuzzi sippin champagne. i was born in the south but raised in the north so you cant say that im against the north because quite frankly im not, but now living back in the south i do see the differences. but its just culture .. thats all.

theres no need for the north and south to be brought in question here. the lifestyle of those in the south and the lifestyle of those in the north really do differ. people in the south are more apt to be on their front porch swings drinkin a beer, while northerners are more apt to be sitting in their jacuzzi sippin champagne. i was born in the south but raised in the north so you cant say that im against the north because quite frankly im not, but now living back in the south i do see the differences. but its just culture .. thats all. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by csnowman00 18y ago

You really got me on that soprano line. This one confuses me too:

"I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger"

It gives me a headache just wondering what he was talking about in this line.

You really got me on that soprano line. This one confuses me too: "I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger" It gives me a headache just wondering what he was talking about in this line. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 1 Share by tim1006329 11y ago

@csnowman00 losing a U-Joint would make your vehicle incapable of being driven and so with a vehicle that won’t drive, "had to use my finger likely means his thumb for hitch hiking. The "no thanks ma'am back home we like the girls that sing soprano" could be referring to a drag queen. (He is located not far from California so this would be a possibility)

@csnowman00 losing a U-Joint would make your vehicle incapable of being driven and so with a vehicle that won’t drive, "had to use my finger likely means his thumb for hitch hiking. The "no thanks ma'am back home we like the girls that sing soprano" could be referring to a drag queen. (He is located not far from California so this would be a possibility)

@[csnowman00:6895] losing a U-Joint would make your vehicle incapable of being driven and so with a vehicle that won’t drive, "had to use my finger likely means his thumb for hitch hiking. The "no thanks ma'am back home we like the girls that sing soprano" could be referring to a drag queen. (He is located not far from California so this would be a possibility) Reason: Edit Cancel 12Next »

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