I was born in the Southland
20-some odd years ago
I left home for the first time, honey
When I was 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
I got a lady in Cincinnati
A woman in San Anton'
I always love the girl next door
Honey, every 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
You may not like the way I look
You may not like my song
You may not like the way I live
You'll love 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 -
Every mile of railroad -
Every mile of railroad track