It is the theme song to her Food Network show Trisha's Southern Kitchen.

In co-writing the song with Berg, Alice Randall became the second African-American woman to write a number-one country hit.

[2] The song tells the story of a young woman who has huge dreams and ambitions, but also discusses how she works hard and is a simple American girl who "signs her letters with XXX's and OOO's".

The song was also the theme to a television pilot titled XXX's and OOO's, which was pitched to CBS in late 1994.

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of July 9, 1994.