Yeah, now, yeah, yeah   This song's about being from the Southland      I was born in Alabama   Twenty-some odd years ago   I ran away for the first time   When I was 4 years old      I'm a freeborn man   My home is on my back   I know every inch of highway   Every foot of backroad   And every mile of railroad track      And I got this worn-out guitar   That I carry in an old tote sack   Said I've hocked it about 200 times   But I always get it back      Cause I'm a freeborn man   My home is on my back   I know every inch of highway   Every foot of backroad   Every mile of railroad track   Ah yeah      Got a girl in Cincinnati   I got a woman in San Antone   Said I always loved the girl next door   Well, any old place is home      I'm a freeborn man   My home is on my back   I know every inch of highway   Every foot of backroad   And every mile of railroad track      Ah...      Yeah, we're about to play the national anthem.      Well, you may not like my appearance   And you may not like my song, baby   Well, you may not like the way I talk   You'll like the way I'm gone      I'm a freeborn man   And my home is on my back   I know every inch of highway   Every inch of highway   Every foot of backroad   Every mile of railroad track   Every mile of railroad track   Ah...