Story Behind The Song
I had seen a T-shirt with the letters G.R.I.T.S. on it in Nashville and wanted to write a song about it. I thought of that T-shirt being worn by a waitress like Flo in the sitcom Mels Diner and it kind of flowed out
Song Description
A man in a diner looking at a menu and getting an explanation from a waitress about the letters GRITS on her T-shirt.
| Song Length |
3:32 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Sociable, Delightful |
Subject |
General, Fun |
| Similar Artists |
Joe Diffie, Garth Brooks |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
G.R.I.T.S.
Verse:
Sitting in a diner in Tennessee
Staring at a menu, wondering what to eat
A waitress walks up and says "What'll it be"
"Today our special is a BLT"
Verse:
I looked up slowly and I was quite impressed
At the shiny gold letters across her chest
I said excuse me ma'am I wasjust trying to guess
What do those stand for G.R.I.T.S.
Chorus:
G.R.I.T.S. is Girls Raised In The South
Who take no guff and stand their ground
But a Southern lady won't cuss out loud
If you make me mad enough and it slips
You're gonna hear "Kiss My Grits"
Verse:
And that started along time ago
Alice was a name of a diner show
They had a sassy red head that they called Flo
When she'd get mad everyone would know
Verse:
She'd say Kiss My Grits and smack her gum
Then walk away and shake her bum
She was a Redneck heroine to everyone
I'm proud of these letters, does that explain it, hun
Chorus:
Bridge:
G.R.I.T.S. Girls Raised In The South
G.R.I.T.S. Sure have purdy moufs
G.R.I.T.S. They really knock me out
And ma'am I think I've decided what I would like to eat
I'll have two eggs over easy, sausage, sourdough toast
and a great big helping of grits
Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved
Monte R. Thomas
bucklerubbin@mindspring.com
Words and Music:
Monte Thomas/D. Spillett