Born the middle son of an janitor
And his cousin, Wilma Jan.
Like his daddy's daddy before him
Brought up eatin' paint chips and sand.
Fell in love with his small town sister
Shotgun wedding, then they settled down.
Natural way of life if you're a redneck
For a small town Southern man.

First there came four demented shemales
For this small town Southern man.
Then a few years later came another
A boy, he wasn't planned.
Seven people livin' all together
In public housing, eatin' out of cans.
Little words of a high school dropout
Who was a small town Southern man.

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And he bowed his head to welfare
And he screwed over Uncle Sam
And he only loved one woman
Who was the daughter of his dad.
He said his greatest contribution
Is "the ones you done get for free."
Raised on inbred uneducated ignorance
Of a small town Southern man.

Missing teeth told the story
For this small town Southern man.
He blew his food stamps all on whiskey
'nstead of payin' for his rent.
Like his daddy, years wore out his body
From lyin' all day not doin' jack.
You can break the backbone
Just like Sherman did
Of a small town Southern man.

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Finally death came callin'
For this small town Southern man.
He cried and blubber like a little baby
'Cause the devil had 'im by the hand.
"Oh mama, I"m shore a-fearin'
I'm damned, and I know I am.
'Cause wasted my whole life doin' nuthin'
I'm a small town Southern man!"

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