I was born in the Southland   Twenty-some odd years ago   Ran away for the first time honey   When I was four years old      I'm a freeborn man   My home is on my back   I know every inch of highway,    Every foot of back road   Every mile of railroad track.      I got a lady in Cincinnati   A woman in San Anton'   I always love the gal next door   Honey, every place is home      I'm a freeborn man   My home is on my back   I know every inch of highway,    Every foot of back road   Every mile of railroad track.      You may not like the way I look   You may not like my song   You may not like the way I Live   You'll love the way I'm gone      I'm a freeborn man   Home is on my back   I know every inch of highway,    Every foot of back road   Every mile of railroad   Every mile of railroad   Every mile of railroad track