Tobacco Road(Live)

Tobacco Road (Live) - 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

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

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