"Tobacco Road" lyrics
Richard Thompson & Hugh Cornwell Lyrics
(originally by John D. Loudermilk)
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
Grew up in a rusty shack
All I had was hanging on my back
Only you know how I loved
This place called Tobacco Road
But it's hard, the only life I've ever known
Only you know how I loved
Tobacco Road
Gonna leave, get a job
With the help and the grace from above
Save some 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
But it's hard, the only life I've ever known
I despise you 'cause you're filthy
But I love you because you're home
Mama died and my daddy got drunk
Left me here to die alone
In the middle of Tobacco Road
Grew up in a rusty shack
All I had was hanging on my back
Only you know how I loved
This place called Tobacco Road
But it's hard, the only life I've ever known
Only you know how I loved
Tobacco Road
Gonna leave, get a job
With the help and the grace from above
Save some 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
But it's hard, the only life I've ever known
I despise you 'cause you're filthy
But I love you because you're home
