I was born in a bunk   Mother died and my daddy got drunk   Left me here to die or grow   In the middle of Tobacco Road      Grew up in a dusty shack   And all I had was a-hangin' on my back   Only you know how I loathe   This place called Tobacco Road      But it's home   The only life I've ever known   Only you know how I loathe   Tobacco Road      I'm gonna leave and get a job   With the help and the grace from above   Save some money, get rich I know   Bring it back to Tobacco Road      Bring dynamite and a crane   Blow you 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   Oh, I despise and disapprove you   But I love ya 'cause it's home