[Verse 1]
Hear that dixie thunder roaring
Through those blue ridge hills
Haulin' that white lightning from
A neighbor's moonshine still
Carolina to Daytona they
Gave us all a thrill
That's how it all got started
Southern boys and Detroit wheels

[Verse 2]
Shade tree mechanics changin'
Oil and fixin' flats
They could pull a motor yeah
And change it just like that
The magic in their fingers
The talent and the will
A winning combination
Southern boys and Detroit wheels

[Chorus]
The Pettys and The Allisons
Among the chosen few
They went from the back roads
To making front page news
Born to chase a dream and
Bound to lead the field
They make my world go round
Southern boys and Detroit wheels
[Verse 3]
Oh I miss Ol' Dale Earnhardt
Number three riding high
Pedal to the metal man
He could really fly
Two things you gotta have
A heart of gold and nerves of steel
Racing's in their blood
Southern boys and Detroit wheels

[Chorus]
The Pettys and The Allisons
Among the chosen few
They went from the back roads
To making front page news
Born to chase a dream and
Bound to lead the field
They make my world go round
Southern boys and Detroit wheels

[Outro]
Yeah a winning combination
Southern boys and Detroit wheels