Yeah, now, yeah, yeah This song's about being from the Southland I was born in Alabama Twenty-some odd years ago I ran away for the first time When I was 4 years old I'm a freeborn man My home is on my back I know every inch of highway Every foot of backroad And every mile of railroad track And I got this worn-out guitar That I carry in an old tote sack Said I've hocked it about 200 times But I always get it back Cause I'm a freeborn man My home is on my back I know every inch of highway Every foot of backroad Every mile of railroad track Ah yeah Got a girl in Cincinnati I got a woman in San Antone Said I always loved the girl next door Well, any old place is home I'm a freeborn man My home is on my back I know every inch of highway Every foot of backroad And every mile of railroad track Ah... Yeah, we're about to play the national anthem Well, you may not like my appearance And you may not like my song, baby Well, you may not like the way I talk You'll like the way I'm gone I'm a freeborn man And my home is on my back I know every inch of highway Every inch of highway Every foot of backroad Every mile of railroad track Every mile of railroad track Ah...