Tobacco Road lyrics

I was born in a dump

My mama died, my daddy got drunk

He left me here to die or grow

In the middle of Tobacco Road

I grew up in a rusty shack

And all I owned was hangin' on my back

The Lord knows how I loathe

This place called, Tobacco Road

But it's home, it's really my home

The only life I'll ever know

But the Lord knows I loathe

Tobacco Road

I'm gonna leave and get a job

With the help and the grace of God

I save my money, get rich I know

I bring it back to Tobacco Road

Well, well, well

Gonna bring me some dynamite, gonna bring me a crane

Got to blow you up, got to tear you down, start all over again

I'll rebuild the town, I'll be proud to show

And keep the name of Tobacco Road

But it's home, it's home

The only life that I've ever known

I despise you 'cause you're filthy

But I love you because you're my home

Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road

Say you're dirty and filthy

I despise, I despise you 'cause you're filthy

But I love you because you're my home

Tobacco Road, road

Talkin' about a dirty, funky, filthy low down place

Tobacco Road, well, you're so dirty and filthy