i was born in a bunk
mama died an’ my daddy got drunk
left me here to die or grow
in the middle of tobacco road
grew up in a rusty shack
all i had was ahangin’ on my back
only you know how i loathe
this place called tobacco road
’cause it’s home the only life i’ve ever known
only you know how i loathe
tobacco road
break
gonna leave get a job
with the help and the grace from above
save some money get rich and old
bring it back to tobacco road
bring dynamite and a crane
blow it up start all over again
build a town be proud to show
give the name tobacco road
’cause it’s home the only life i’ve ever known
i despise you ’cause yer filthy
but i love you ’cause yer home
end
Artist: The Nashville Teens
Year: 1964
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 79