Lou Rawls Tobacco Road

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 his place
Called Tobacco Road

But its 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 its 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