Southern Son

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Two hundred years ago they came in ships With words of loathin' hangin' off their lips Cast out from the country of their birth Transported here to the end of the earth For their natural lives Here under the southern skies [Chorus] I'm a southern son And I'm proud to be one Working in the heat till the day is done I was born to this land and I'll make my stand It's in my blood, Oh I'm a southern son [Verse 2] They pushed the rail across the great divide And in this arid land they lived and died The settlers followed to the great unknown Their children called this southern land their home Dreams were won and lost under the southern cross [Chorus] I'm a southern son And I'm proud to be one Working in the heat till the day is done I was born to this land and I'll make my stand It's in my blood, Oh I'm a southern son [Verse 3] From the golden beaches to the desert sands We hold the future in our own hands We'll right the wrongs in the land of the free We'll be the masters of our destiny Freedom for every man, here in the southern land [Chorus] I'm a southern son And I'm proud to be one Working in the heat till the day is done I was born to this land and I'll make my stand It's in my blood, Oh [Chorus] I'm a southern son And I'm proud to be one Burnin' in the heat till the day is done I was born to this land and I'll make my stand It's in my blood, Oh I'm a southern son [Outro] Oh I'm a southern son