Eric Burdon - Tobacco Road 1970 <br /> <br />Oh, I was born in a dump <br />My mama died, daddy got drunk <br />He left me here to die or grow <br />In the middle of Tobacco Road <br /> <br />I grew up in a rusty shack <br />And all I owned was hangin' on my back <br />The Lord knows how I loathe <br />This place called, Tobacco Road <br /> <br />But it's home, it's really my home <br />The only life I'll ever know <br />But the Lord knows I loathe <br />Tobacco Road <br /> <br />I'm gonna leave and get a job <br />With the help and the grace of God <br />I save my money, get rich I know <br />Bring it back to Tobacco Road <br /> <br />Well, well, well <br />Gonna bring me some dynamite, gonna bring me a crane <br />Got to blow you up, got to tear you down, start all over again <br />I'll rebuild the town, I'll be proud to show <br />And keep the name of Tobacco Road <br /> <br />But it's home, it's home <br />The only life that I've ever known <br />I despise you 'cause you're filthy <br />But I love you because you're my home <br /> <br />Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road <br />Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road <br />Say you're dirty and filthy <br />I despise, I despise you 'cause you're filthy <br />But I love you because you're my home <br /> <br />Tobacco Road, road <br />Talkin' about a dirty, funky, filthy low down place <br />Tobacco Road, well, you're so dirty and filthy
