Southern thunderstorms, raw oysters, and sweet ice tea

Not many would understand the hold that Louisiana has on me

 

It was where I grew up, where I shot my first buck

Louisiana was always where I had the best luck

 

Louisiana made me what I am today

It made me say y'all instead of what others would instead normally say

 

It made me love Mardi Gras and fresh crawfish

It made me love to eat spicy dishes

 

Now I might of ended up like I am today

If I grew up anywhere else, some place maybe far away

 

But you just wouldn't understand

If I told you that I like picking cotton by hand

 

Well some of you might

But that isn't the point I'm trying to bring to light

 

Louisiana has been the state where I grew up in

Never before have I been

 

Living in another state longer than here

I never even left to move elsewhere

 

Louisiana made me a country girl through and through

It made me never question who

 

I am and I never questioned who I was at heart

For my love of southern thunderstorms and raw oysters never departed

 

Growing up in Louisiana has made me the woman I am today

The one who is not afraid to speak with a Southern accent everyday