Southern Comfort
Shooter Jennings Lyrics


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Take me home

Well, I came to Cali on a highway from Nashville
It's all a gamble for the fortune and fame
My education came from reading the road signs
Just another fool who got lost in the game

And I'm going back again
Cause it's blowing in the wind
That's carryin' me home

Oh, southern comfort
Don't leave me low
Oh, southern comfort
Keeps calling me home
Yeah

And all these actors, man, they're living in castles
And with the earthquakes they'll sink in the sea
Who makes a living off of heartbreaks and hassles?
And scientologists make no sense to me

So I'm going back again
Cause it's blowing like the wind
That's carryin' me home

Oh, southern comfort
Don't leave me low
Oh, southern comfort
Keeps calling me home

Oh, southern comfort
Don't leave me low
Oh, southern comfort
Keeps calling me home

Oh, southern comfort
Don't leave me low
Oh, southern comfort
Keeps calling me home

Oh, southern comfort
Don't leave me low
Oh, southern comfort
Keeps calling me home

Oh, southern comfort
Don't leave me low
Oh, southern comfort
Keeps calling me home





C'mon take me home

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Shooter Jennings's song Southern Comfort tell the story of a country artist who left Tennessee for California in search of fortune and fame, but found himself lost in the game. He reflects on the education he received from reading the road signs, and how the Hollywood lifestyle is not what he expected. He laments on the fact that actors are living in castles, but the earthquakes threaten to sink them into the sea. He questions the validity of scientologists, and ultimately decides to return home, as the wind is blowing and it's carrying him back. He begs for southern comfort not to leave him low and keep calling him home.


The song shines a light on the struggles and disillusionment many artists face when pursuing their dreams in Hollywood. The singer, a country singer himself, is critical of the Hollywood lifestyle and the emptiness associated with it. He values the simpler life of the south, and the comfort it brings him. The song's theme is reminiscent of other country songs that pride themselves on the authenticity of southern living, where values such as family and home are celebrated.


Line by Line Meaning

Take me home
I want to go back to my roots in the south


Well, I came to Cali on a highway from Nashville
I left my southern home to pursue fame in Hollywood


It's all a gamble for the fortune and fame
I knew that trying to make it in entertainment is a risky business


My education came from reading the road signs
I learned from my experiences on the road more than in a classroom


Just another fool who got lost in the game
I was just another naive person who got caught up in the Hollywood scene


And I'm going back again
I am planning to return to the south


Cause it's blowing in the wind
I feel a strong pull to return home


That's carryin' me home
I feel as though the wind is pushing me back to my roots


Oh, southern comfort
I am comforted by the thought of being back in the south


Don't leave me low
I don't want to feel sad or disconnected from my home still


Keeps calling me home
I feel a constant pull to come back to the south


And all these actors, man, they're living in castles
I see the extravagance of Hollywood life and it contrasts with what I know and love in the south


And with the earthquakes they'll sink in the sea
I worry about the natural disasters that come with living in California


Who makes a living off of heartbreaks and hassles?
I question the values of the entertainment industry and how it profits from others' pain and hardships


And scientologists make no sense to me
I have trouble understanding the beliefs and practices of Scientology


C'mon take me home
I want to go back to my southern roots




Lyrics © HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Spirit Music Group
Written by: LEROY POWELL, TED KAMP, WAYLON ALBRIGHT JENNINGS

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