Tobacco Road Lyrics - Lou Rawls - Lou Rawls

'Cause I was born in a dump 

My mama died and my daddy got drunk 

He left me here to die or grow 

In the middle of Tobacco Road 

I grew up in a rusty shack 

All I owned was hangin' on my back 

The Lord knows, how I loathe 

This place called, Tobacco Road 

But it's a home, yeah 

The only life I'll ever know 

And the Lord knows, I loathe 

Tobacco Road, yeah 

I'm gonna leave and get a job 

With the help and the grace from above 

Save my money and get rich I know 

And bring it back to Tobacco Road 

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Bring dynamite and a crane 

Blow it up and start all over again 

And I'll build a town, I'll be proud to show 

And keep the name, Tobacco Road 

'Cause it's a home, yeah, yeah 

The only life I'll ever know 

And despise you called you filthy but I love it 

But I love you because you're my home 

Hey, Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road 

Now you're dirty and you're filthy 

Tobacco Road 

I'm gonna get me some dynamite 

And I'll bring me a crane 

And then blow it up 

I'll tear down and start out all over again 

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Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road 

And I love you, yeah 

Because you're my home 

But you're dirty and you're filthy 

Tobacco Road 

I'm gonna blow you up 

I'm gonna tear you down 

And I'll build me a town 

That I will be proud to show 

But I'll keep the name 

I'm gonna keep the name 

I'm gonna keep the name 

A Tobacco Road, a Tobacco Road 

Tobacco Road, road, road, road 

I'm talkin' 'bout 

Tobacco Road, road, oh yeah