Well I was born in the Southland
Some twenty odd years ago
I ran away from home for the first time
When I was only four years old
I'm a freeborn man
I got my home here on my back
And I know every inch of highway
Every foot of backroad
Every mile of railroad track
I got a gal in in Cincinnati
A woman in San Antone
I've always loved the girl next door
But anyplace is home
I'm a freeborn man
I got my home here on my back
And I know every inch of highway
Every foot of backroad
Every mile of railroad track
Well you may not like my appearance
You may not like my song
You may not approve of the way I talk
But you will like the way I'm gone
I'm a freeborn man
I got my home here on my back
And I know every inch of highway
Every foot of backroad
Every mile of railroad track