I was born in a [bad word] 
Mama died and my daddy got [bad word] 
Left me here to die alone
in the middle of Tobacco Road.

Growin' [bad word] shack,
all I had was hangin' on my back.
Only you know how I loathe
this place called Tobacco Road.

But it's home, the only life I ever known.
Only you know how I loathe 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 it's home, the only life I ever known.
Only you know how I loathe Tobacco Road.