I was born in a trunk   Mama died and my daddy got drunk   Left me here to die alone    in the middle of Tobacco Road      Growin' up rusty shack   all I had was hangin' on my back   Only you know how I loathe    this place called Tobacco Road      But it's home, the only life I ever known   Only you know how I loathe Tobacco Road      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      But it's home, the only life I ever known   Only you know how I loathe Tobacco Road      Bring that dynamite and a crane   blow it up, start all over again   Build a town, be proud to show   Gives the name Tobacco Road