Lyrics and translation Eric Burdon & WAR - Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

I was born in a dump
My mother died
My daddy got drunk
They Left me here
To die or grow
In the middle of
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road

I Grew up in a rusty shack
All I ever owned babe
Was hangin' on my back
Lord above know
How much I loathe
This mean ol' place called
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road

But it's home yes
The only life I've ever known
And the lord knows
How much I loathe
Tobacco Road (Road, Road, Road)

Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
I'm talkin' 'bout road (Road, Road, Road)
I'm talkin' 'bout that road (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Everybody's got one (Road, Road, Road)
Everybody's got some (Road, Road, Road)
Everybody's got feel one (Road, Road, Road)
Everybody remember (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)

But it's home mmm
The only life this boy has ever known
And the lord knows
How much I loathe
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)

I'm gonna leave (Road, Road, Road)
And get myself a job (Road, Road, Road)
With the help (Road, Road, Road)
And the grace from above (Road, Road, Road)
I'll get me some dynamite (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll get me a crane (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll blow it all up, tear it down (Road, Road, Road)
Start all over again (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll build me a town (Road, Road, Road)
I'll be proud to show (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll keep the name (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll keep the name (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll keep the name Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road

You're dirty and you're filthy
But I love you
Cause you're my home, baby
You are my home
The only life I've ever known
You are my home
You are my home
Yes, you're my home
Ya hear me, you're my home
You're my home

Yes it's home, yes
The only life I've ever known
And the lord knows
How much I loathe
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)

Do it again, ya feel a thing (Road, Road, Road)
Do it again, ya feel a thing (Road, Road, Road)

Tobacco Road

Je suis né dans une décharge
Ma mère est morte
Mon père s'est saoulé
Ils m'ont laissé ici
Pour mourir ou grandir
Au milieu de
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road

J'ai grandi dans une cabane rouillée
Tout ce que j'ai jamais possédé, ma chérie
C'était accroché sur mon dos
Le Seigneur du haut sait
Combien je déteste
Ce méchant endroit appelé
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road

Mais c'est chez moi, oui
La seule vie que j'ai jamais connue
Et le Seigneur sait
Combien je déteste
Tobacco Road (Road, Road, Road)

Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Je parle de la route (Road, Road, Road)
Je parle de cette route (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Tout le monde en a une (Road, Road, Road)
Tout le monde en a un peu (Road, Road, Road)
Tout le monde a le sentiment d'en avoir une (Road, Road, Road)
Tout le monde se souvient (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)

Mais c'est chez moi mmm
La seule vie que ce garçon a jamais connue
Et le Seigneur sait
Combien je déteste
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)

Je vais partir (Road, Road, Road)
Et trouver un travail (Road, Road, Road)
Avec l'aide (Road, Road, Road)
Et la grâce d'en haut (Road, Road, Road)
Je vais me trouver de la dynamite (Road, Road, Road)
Et je vais me trouver une grue (Road, Road, Road)
Et je vais tout faire sauter, tout démolir (Road, Road, Road)
Tout recommencer (Road, Road, Road)
Et je vais me construire une ville (Road, Road, Road)
Je serai fier de montrer (Road, Road, Road)
Et je garderai le nom (Road, Road, Road)
Et je garderai le nom (Road, Road, Road)
Et je garderai le nom Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, ouais, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road

Tu es sale et tu es crasseuse
Mais je t'aime
Parce que tu es mon chez-toi, bébé
Tu es mon chez-toi
La seule vie que j'ai jamais connue
Tu es mon chez-toi
Tu es mon chez-toi
Oui, tu es mon chez-toi
Tu m'entends, tu es mon chez-toi
Tu es mon chez-toi

Oui, c'est chez moi, oui
La seule vie que j'ai jamais connue
Et le Seigneur sait
Combien je déteste
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, ouais (Road, Road, Road)

Refais-le, tu sens quelque chose (Road, Road, Road)
Refais-le, tu sens quelque chose (Road, Road, Road)