[Verse 1]
I was born in a dump
Mama died and my daddy got drunk
Left me here to die alone
In the middle of Tobacco Road

[Verse 2]
Grew up in a rusty shack
Our head was hanging on our back
Only you’d know how low
This place called Tobacco Road

[Chorus]
But it’s home
Only life I’d ever known
Only you’d know
Tobacco Road

[Verse 3]
Gonna leave, get a job
With help and grace from above
Raise some money, get rich enough
Bring it back to Tobacco Road

[Verse 4]
Bring dynamite and a crane
Blow it up start all over again
Build a town be proud to show
Give the name to Tobacco Road
[Chorus]
But it’s home
Only life I’d ever known
Only you’d know
Tobacco Road
But it’s home
Only life I’d ever known
Only you know I know
Tobacco Road