I was up in New York City just the other week 我是在纽约市刚一周

You should've seen the waitress face when I ordered sweet tea 你应该已经看到了女服务员的脸，当我下令甜茶

She said we don't have that here and I apologized 她说，我们没有在这里，我道歉

I said please forgive me I'm in a southern state of mind 我说，请原谅我，我心中的江南状态

   

And those girls out in California they don't understand 和那些女生在加利福尼亚州他们不理解

They don't like it when I hold the door or when I say yes ma'am 他们不喜欢它，当我握住门或当我说是的夫人

They act like I done something wrong and they give me the evil eye 他们的行为好像我做错了什么，他们给了我邪恶的眼睛

I say honey I'm sorry I'm in a southern state of mind 我说亲爱的对不起，我心中的江南状态

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

I could be anywhere 我可以在任何地方

In my heart I'm always there 在我的心脏，我总是在那里

Where they drink sweet tea and they raise you to be polite 在那里喝甜茶，他们提出你要有礼貌

No changin' who I am 没有了变化我是谁

That's the way I've always been 就是这样我一直

No matter what state I'm in 无论我在什么状态

I'm in a southern state of mind 我心中的州南部

   

I'm always walkin' round tellin' everybody hi 我总是走着轮在告诉大家喜

Just a wavin' at the strangers in the cars passin' by 就在飘扬“在汽车passin的陌生人”由

Some people may look at me and say that boy just ain't right 有些人可能会看着我说，孩子是不对的

Hey y'all I ain't crazy I'm in a southern state of mind 嘿，你们都我是不是疯了，我心中的江南状态

   

[Repeat Chorus] [重复合唱]

   

You can see it in the clothes I wear, you can hear it when I talk 你可以看到它在我穿的衣服，你可以听到它，当我说话

Ball cap, boots and jeans and a little southern drawl 棒球帽，靴子和牛仔裤，有点南部拉长

I could be up in Ohio or back home in Caroline 我可能是在俄亥俄州还是回到老家卡罗琳

No matter what state I'm in 无论我在什么状态

I'm in a southern state of mind 我心中的州南部

Don't matter what state I'm in 无所谓，我处于什么状态

I'm in a southern state of mind 我心中的州南部

A southern state of mind 一种精神状态，南部