Tobacco Road

'Cause I was born in a dump
 My mama died and 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
 All I owned was hangin' on my back
 The Lord knows, how I loathe
 This place called, Tobacco Road
 But it's a home, yeah
 The only life I'll ever know
 And the Lord knows, I loathe
 Tobacco Road, yeah
 I'm gonna leave and get a job
 With the help and the grace from above
 Save my money and get rich I know
 And bring it back to Tobacco Road
 Bring dynamite and a crane
 Blow it up and start all over again
 And I'll build a town, I'll be proud to show
 And keep the name, Tobacco Road
 'Cause it's a home, yeah, yeah
 The only life I'll ever know
 And despise you called you filthy but I love it
 But I love you because you're my home
 Hey, Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road
 Now you're dirty and you're filthy
 Tobacco Road
 I'm gonna get me some dynamite
 And I'll bring me a crane
 And then blow it up
 I'll tear down and start out all over again
 Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road
 And I love you, yeah
 Because you're my home
 But you're dirty and you're filthy
 Tobacco Road
 I'm gonna blow you up
 I'm gonna tear you down
 And I'll build me a town
 That I will be proud to show
 But I'll keep the name
 I'm gonna keep the name
 I'm gonna keep the name
 A Tobacco Road, a Tobacco Road
 Tobacco Road, road, road, road
 I'm talkin' 'bout
 Tobacco Road, road, oh yeah