Tobacco Road lyrics

I was born in a filthy dump

My mama died and my daddy got drunk

They left me here Lord to die or grow

In the middle of Tobacco Road

I grew up in a prefabricated shack

When I went to high school

They pulled the clothes off my back

The Lord above knows how much I loathe

The mean old place called Tobacco Road

Talkin bout the old road

Talkin bout my road

Talkin bout Tobacco Road

Talkin bout a road

Talkin bout the old road

I'm talkin bout my road

Talkin bout Tobacco Road

Talkin bout a road

But it's home, yeah

The only life I've ever known

And the Lord knows how much I loathe

Tobacco Road (road, road, road)

Talkin bout the old road (road, road, road)

Talkin bout my road (road, road, road)

You know baby (road, road, road)

You know baby (road, road, road)

I left my home (road, road, road)

I left my home (road, road, road)

Because it's dirty and it's filthy (road, road, road)

It's dirty and it's filthy (road, road, road)

You know it's crawlin with rats (road, road, road)

And stinkin with lice (road, road, road)

But it's home, yes it is

I tell you what I'm gonna do

I tell you what I'm gonna do

I'm gonna leave and get a job

With the help and the grace of God

I save my money, get rich I know

Bring it back to Tobacco Road

Well, well, well

Gonna bring me some dynamite, gonna bring me a crane

Got to blow you up, got to tear you down, start all over again

I'll rebuild the town, I'll be proud to show

And keep the name of Tobacco Road

But it's home, it's home

The only life that I've ever known

I despise you 'cause you're filthy

But I love you because you're my home

Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road

Say you're dirty and filthy

I despise, I despise you 'cause you're filthy

But I love you because you're my home

Tobacco Road, road

Talkin' about a dirty, funky, filthy low down place

Tobacco Road, well, you're so dirty and filthy

• Artist:Eric Burdon and the Animals