Deep South

Album: Deep South (2017)
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Songfacts®:

  • The title track of Josh Turner's sixth studio album finds the South Carolina native paying tribute to his southern way of life, from the backroads to the front porch swing. The singer said the song "represents hard-working people who find joy in the simple things in life: heritage, church, community, high school sports, being outdoors."
  • The song was written solely by Josh Turner with no commercial aspirations.

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