"Southern Mother" lyrics

She said it just feels like
I cannot get out
From underneath this weight
Lord knows how much it weighs me down
She said I just feel like
If I could leave this town
Start this whole thing over
Pull myself from off the ground

'Cause it's hell living in the dirty south
With the kids in the yard all running around
Cooking the food and feeding the mouths
Keeping it together when you're feeling down
Wondering how the hell you can make a sound
When the TV's screaming all through the house
You're three days deep in the same old blouse
You're dying on the inside to get out of town
You're searching for a moment that you've never found
You're falling apart in the dirty south

She said it just feels like
Time is never on my side
And no matter how I try
It gets so heavy
But there's times in the morning
And sometimes late at night
I catch a glimpse of happiness
And for a moment things are right

But it's hell living in the dirty south
With the kids in the yard all running around
Cooking the food and feeding the mouths
Keeping it together when you're feeling down
Wondering how the hell you can make a sound
When the TV's screaming all through the house
You're three days deep in the same old blouse
You're dying on the inside to get out of town
You're searching for a moment that you've never found
You're falling apart in the dirty south

You're searching for a moment that you've never found
And falling apart in the dirty south
You're searching for a moment that you've never found
Falling apart in the dirty south