| | Introduction: The Chronicle of a Crazy Child Who Found His Voice | p. vii |
| | Gettin' Grown in the Dirty South | p. 1 |
| | Getting Up and Getting Out: Endings and Beginnings | p. 103 |
| | Perfect Imperfections: A Soul Machine Goes So Lo | p. 143 |
| | Permissions | p. 258 |
| | Crime and Punishment, or Chickenhead Goes to Military School | p. 35 |
| | A Self-Civilized Man Meets His Match and Our Mob Breaks Apart | p. 123 |
| | The Very Fresh Prince of the Dirty South | p. 55 |
| | How to Make Friends and Influence People by Singing "Fuck You" | p. 199 |
| | A Prodigal Son Comes Home and Atlanta Goes Green | p. 239 |
| | Out of My Mind and into the Dungeon Family | p. 79 |
| | A "Crazy" Great Odd Couple and Our Gnarly Trip to the Top | p. 173 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 257 |
| | The Voices in My Head and The Voice on the Screen | p. 219 |
| | Index | p. 260 |