Well I was born down in the Southland (yes I was)
Some twenty-some odd years ago
Well I ran away for the first time
When I was only four years old, I'm a freeborn man
I got my home here on my back (yes I have)
And I know every inch of highway
Every foot of back road
Every mile a' railroad track

I got a gal in Cincinnati
A woman in San Antone
I always love the gal next door but
Any place 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 back road
Every mile a' railroad track

Well you may not a' like my appearance
You may not a' like my song
You may not approve of the way I talk
But you'll 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 back road
Every mile a' railroad (Mmm...)
I'm a freeborn man
I'm a freeborn man (yeah...)
I'm a freeborn man