Written by James Young, Raymond Brandle Lead vocals by James Young first met you in a southern town on a warm November day you made me smoke like a whirlwind I knew we had nothing to say love me but don't try and make me stay southern woman take my soul but don't you take my life southern woman make me feel good but don't you tell my wife [guitar solo] once again in the early spring I touched your raven's crown your wild eyed stories of rare delight like to knock me down it's getting so damn hard to put you down southern woman take my soul but don't you take my life southern woman make me feel good but don't you tell my wife [instrumental solos] southern woman take my soul but don't you take my life southern woman make me feel good but don't you tell my wife southern woman take my soul but don't you take my life southern woman make me feel good but don't you tell my wife southern woman yeah