I was born in a trunk Mama died and my daddy got drunk Let me hear two dying crows In the middle of tobacco road Grew up in a rusty shack All i owned was hanging on my back Only lord knows how i loved tobacco road But it's hard, hard the only life i've ever known But the lord knows how i loved Tobacco road Gonna leave, get a job With the help of the treesome god Save my money, get rich enough Bring it back to tobacco road Bring dynamite and a crane Blow it up and start all over again Build a town be proud to show Give the name tobacco road Cause it's hard, hard the only life i've ever known I despise you cause you're filthy But i love you cause you're home Solo Bring dynamite and a crane Blow it up start all over again Build a town be proud to know This place called tobacco road Cause it's hard, hard the only life i've ever known But the lord knows how i love Tobacco road