Well, I was born in the Southland

Twenty-some odd years ago

I ran away for the first time

When I was four years old

I'm a free born man

My home is on my back

I know every inch of highway

And every foot of back road

Every mile of railroad track

I got a gal in Cincinnati

Got a woman in San Antone

I always loved the girl next door

But anyplace is home

I'm a free born man

My home is on my back

I know every inch of highway

And every foot of back road

Every mile of railroad track

I got me a worn-out guitar

I carry an old tote sack

I hocked it about two hundred times

But I always get it back

I'm a free born man

My home is on my back

I know every inch of highway

And every foot of back road

Every mile of railroad track

Well, I was born in the Southland

Twenty-some odd years ago

I ran away for the first time

When I was four years old

I'm a free born man

My home is on my back

I know every inch of highway

And every foot of back road

Every mile of railroad track