Tobacco Road

I was born in a bunk My mother died and my daddy got drunk Left me here to die or grow In the middle of Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road I grew up in a rusty shack All I ever opened was hangin' on my back Lord above knows how much I loathe This mean old place called Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road But it's home, yes The only life I've ever known And the Lord knows how much I loathe Tobacco Road Tobacco Road, yeah Tobacco Road, yeah I'm talking 'bout road I'm talking 'bout that road Tobacco Road, yeah Everybody's got some Everybody's got some Everybody be some Everybody remember some Tobacco Road, yeah Road, yeah, road yeah, road yeah, road yeah, road yeah But it's home, hmm The only life this boy has ever known, yeah And the Lord knows how much I loathe Tobacco Road Yeah, road Tobacco Road, yeah Tobacco Road, hmm Well I'm gonna leave and get a job With the help and the grace from above Bring me some dynamite and I'll give you a crane And I'll blow it all up, tear it down, tear it down, start all over again And I'll build me a town, people, I'll be proud to show And I'll keep the name, and I'll keep the name And I'll keep the name Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Oh I despise and disapprove you But I love you, 'cause you're my home, baby You are my home The only life I've ever known You are my home You are my home Yes you're my home Yes baby you're my home You're my home Yes, you're home Yes The only life I've ever known And the Lord knows how much I loathe Tobacco Road, yeah Tobacco Road, yeah Tobacco Road, yeah Dirty 'n-a-filthy, dirty 'n-a-filthy But I love you, but I love 'Cause you're my home You are my home You are my home You are my home Baby, you call me back, cover the lights but you're my home Hmm, you're my home Take me home Take me home Tobacco Road Tobacco Road You're my home --- Tobacco Road - War and Eric Burdon