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Song title: Tobacco road

by The Nashville Teens

Tobacco road

I was born in a trunk.
Mama died and my daddy got drunk.
Left me here to die alone
in the middle of Tobacco Road.

Growin' up rusty shack,
all I had was hangin' on my back.
Only you know how I loathe
this place called Tobacco Road.

But it's home, the only life I ever known.
Only you know how I loathe Tobacco Road.

Gonna leave, get a job
with the help and the grace from above.
Save some money, get rich and old,
bring it back to Tobacco Road.

But it's home, the only life I ever known.
Only you know how I loathe Tobacco Road.

Bring that dynamite and a crane,
blow it up, start all over again.
Build a town, be proud to show.
Gives the name Tobacco Road.


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This song has never been published on any official release.

Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
 - 20/01/1991 The Rumrunner, Sea Bright,NJ ,USA
 - 27/06/1994 House of Blues, Los Angeles,CA ,USA

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First known live performance: 20/01/1991 The Rumrunner, Sea Bright,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 27/06/1994 House of Blues, Los Angeles,CA ,USA

Song 'history':


The song was only played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances (20/01/1991 The Rumrunner, Sea Bright,NJ ,USA and 27/06/1994 House of Blues, Los Angeles,CA ,USA)
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