Freeborn Man

I was born in the Southland

Some twenty odd years ago

I ran away for the first time
When I was only four years old

I'm a freeborn man
My home is on my back
I know every inch of highway
Every foot of back road
Every mile of railroad track

I got a lady in Cincinnati

A woman in San Antone

And I always love the girl next door
But any place is home

I'm a freeborn man
Home is on my back
I know every inch of highway
Every foot of back road
Every mile of railroad track

And I got me a worn out guitar

I carry an old tone sack

And I hocked it about two hundred times
But I always get it back

I'm a freeborn man
Home is on my back
I know every inch of highway
Every foot of back road
Every mile of railroad track

Well, you may not like my appearance

You may not like my song

You may not like the way I talk
But you sure like the way I'm gone

I'm a freeborn man
Home is on my back
I know every inch of highway
Every foot of back road
Every mile of railroad track

I was born in the Southland

Some twenty odd years ago

I ran away for the first time
When I was only four years old

I'm a freeborn man
Home is on my back
I know every inch of highway
Every foot of back road
Every mile of railroad track