I was born in the Southland

Twenty-some odd years ago

Ran away for the first time honey

When I was 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 Anton

I always love the girl next door

Honey every place is home

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

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