[Verse 1]
I was born in the Northwest
Twenty-odd years ago
Ran away for the first time
When I was four years old

[Chorus]
I'm a freeborn man
My home is on my back
I know ev’ry inch of highway
Ev'ry foot of backroad
Ev'ry mile of railroad track

[Verse 2]
Got a gal in Cincinnati
Got a woman in San Antone
I’ve always love the girl next door
'Cause ev'ry place is my home

[Chorus]
I'm a freeborn man
My home is on my back
I know ev'ry inch of highway
Ev'ry foot of backroad
Ev'ry mile of railroad track
[Verse 3]
I've got me a worn-out Gibson
I carry in an old coal sack
I’ve hocked it ’bout 200 times
But I always got it back

[Chorus]
I'm a freeborn man
My home is on my back
I know ev’ry inch of highway
Ev'ry foot of backroad
Ev'ry mile of railroad track

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
You may not like my appearance
You may not like my song
You may not like the way I talk
But you'll love me when I’m gone

[Chorus]
I'm a freeborn man
My home is on my back
I know еv'ry inch of highway
Ev'ry foot of backroad
Ev'ry mile of railroad track