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