Lou Rawls Tobacco Road Lyrics

'Cause 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

Growin up
rusty shack
All I had was
hangin on my back
Only you know
how I loa
this place Called Tobacco Road

But its home,
the only life
I ever known
Only you
know how I loa the Tobacco Road

Gonna leave, get a job
with the help
and the grace from above
Save some money,
get rich and old
Bring it back to Tobacco Road

Bring that dynamite
and a crane
Blow it up,
start all over again
Build a town,
be proud to show
Gives the name Tobacco Road

But its home,
the only life
I ever known

Only you know
how I loathe Tobacco Road