A) TOBACCO ROAD - Part One I was born in a filthy dump, my mother died and my daddy got drunk And they left me here, yes, to die or grow In the middle of Tobacco Road... I grew up in prefabricated shack When I went to high school, they pulled the clothes off my back Lord above knows how much I loathe This mean old place called Tobacco Road, yes Tobacco Road, let me tell you now, Tobacco Road Talkin' 'bout a road yeah, Tobacco Road, Lord!! Talkin' 'bout your road, talkin' 'bout my road Talkin' 'bout Tobacco Road, talkin' 'bout a road But it's home, hmm, yes it is The only life I've ever known, I've ever known And the Lord knows how much I loathe Tobacco Road Road Road Road Road (road road road) Talkin' 'bout your road (road road road) Talkin' 'bout my road (road road road) You know, baby (road road road) I left my home, yeah (road road road) Because it's dirty and it's filthy (road road road) U know it's crawlin' with rats, and stinkin' with lice (road road road) But it's home, yes it is (road road road) I tell you what I'm gonna do (road road road) I tell you what I'm gonna do (road road road) Oh I'm gonna leave and I get a job And with the help and the grace from above I'll get meself money at the whip get rich I know And ship it all back to Tobacco Road, yes I will I will I'll bring dynamite, and I'll bring me a crane And I'll blow it all up, tear it down, start all over again And I'll build me town, people, I'll be brought to top yes I will I'll be crackin' soul, Lord he knows? I'll be yes, I will and I'll keep the name yes yes yes Come on never forget me, people, AAAAAAHHH!!! Road road, talkin' 'bout a road yeah Talkin' 'bout ya road, talkin' 'bout my road, talkin' 'bout Tobacco Road You know I'm talkin' about it, I'm tellin' you about it, talkin' about it It's gotta be changed, it's got to be changed, I've got to change it B) I HAVE A DREAM I have a dream, everybody has a dream I have a dream, that I can change it I have a dream, that I can make it good once more I have a dream, it's mine and yours and mine and yours Let me tell you 'bout my dream, let me tell you 'bout my dream We gotta to get it out, we have to build it up, tear it down, build it up I had a dream one night, I had a dream one night I was taken to a place far away from Tobacco Road Far away, far away from you, far away from myself I had a dream, I had a dream up above my head I saw something it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen in my life I spoked out loud, I said You know you are the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen in my life I heard a voice tell me I heard a voice say to me It said "What do you want?" I said "I want to change it Because it's wrong I want to change it Because I believe it can be better" The voice said to me "What makes you think that U are man enough to change anything?" I thought for awhile, and then I spoke out loud, and I said to it, I said... "Because I am a man and I am a part of the things that are wrong!!! And if this world must go on, I have to put it right! And I know just by lookin' at you, baby, that you're superior to me And you can help me give me the answers! Give me some answers!!!" She turned around to me and you know what she said She said "I can help you but there's something I want from U is a gift In return for the information I can give. I want a gift from you, I want a gift from you" I tried my very best to look up to the sky And then I realized I had no eyes, I was blind, totally blind!!! I begin to get afraid, afraid of the dark I was afraid, afraid in the darkness But then I thought about my friends who have no eyesight I thought about the world they live in and how much it's nice there How good it made me feel I was not afraid I was not afraid anymore I spoke up louder!!! I said "Listen, you've got my eyesight There isn't much more I can give! Now tell me how do I change it?" The voice said back..."Oh yes there is! We want something more than your eyesight!" I thought for a while And I thought "What more could she want than my eyes?" And then the terrible feeling crept over me As I began to realize that I understood what she was talkin' 'bout I screamed out loud! I said "I'm not-a-give up my life! I'd love to give you my life, but I'm just a young man And I have a wife, I have a wife and a baby And if I die, I know they'll cry, so please don't take my life" Then I heard my wife say, "It's all right baby, I understand Go ahead and do your thing!" There was nowhere I could run I heard my father say "I understand son Go ahead and give it, it's yours to give." Then I heard my mother say the same thing. She said "Go ahead and give it away, I gave to you And now it's yours to give to someone else!!" I was lost, I was lost No place to run no place to hide, no place to run no place to hide I felt it, I knew it I could sense it, I could feel it creepin' up from the tips of my toes Up my legs, over my knees, up over my belly 'Cross my chest, the black shadow of death No place to run, run to, no place to hide So I just laid there and I died, died, died, darkness, stillness C) TOBACCO ROAD - Part Two But it's gotta be change, yes it has! It's gotta be change, yes it has I opened my eyes once more, I breathe again, I walked again I was ten times stronger, they give it back to me I'm gonna give it back to you Life is too precious, life is priceless, life goes on and on and Lord Never stops, never stops, no no It just goes on and on and on and on and on I've got to change that road, I gotta build me a new road We can walk that road together Hand in hand, yes, hand in hand, ah, hand in hand, people, aww, yeah Road road talkin' 'bout a road yeah Talkin' 'bout Tobacco Road, talkin' about Tobacco Road, you know it!! Dirty 'n-a-filthy, dirty 'n-a-filthy, dirty 'n-a-filthy, Tobacco Road, yeah Tobacco Road people, Tobacco Road, yeah Hmm Tobacco Road, yeah, Tobacco Road, oh Lord, Tobacco Road Talkin' 'bout a road, talkin' 'bout a road Talkin' 'bout a road, talkin' 'bout a road, talkin' 'bout a your road Talkin' 'bout my road, everybody's got a road, yeah Talkin' 'bout a road, talkin' 'bout it, talkin' 'bout it Talkin 'bout a road, Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road, Tobacco Road Tobacco Road Road Road Road Road Road Tobacco Road Road Road Road Road Road Don't? Pa! 'Ever stop, don't ever stop me, 'ever stop me! Talkin' 'bout a road road road road I'm coming home baby, I'm coming home, people I'm goiming home now, I'm coming home, yeah I'm coming home, hmm, I'm going home, I'm coming home

I'm a road man, a load man, eighteen wheels and a serious plan Ain't nothin' gonna go gettin' outta hand while I'm behind the wheel I'm on fire, and I'm wired, full of diesel and ready for hire I'm buildin' a rollin' empire of blood, sweat and steel I don't waste time, I make time, tearin' a strip off the white line I'm a professional man, I'm one of a kind, and I know how to bring it in I've got a clean slate in five states, and twenty-nine that ain't so great Fourteen that'll have to wait, and two I've never been I'm a road hammer, a white knuckled steel gear jammer Rig jockey highway slammer, I'm just doin' what I gotta do I'm a road hammer, double talkin' CB grammer Haul your load from Alabama all the way to Timbuktoo I've hauled the left coast, the west coast California sun where they're chillin' the most Follow 309 Teddy Bears ghost, All the way to New Orleans I've been from Thunder Bay, to PA All the way down to FLA, And every little town along the way There ain't much that I haven't seen I'm a road hammer, a white knuckled steel gear jammer Rig jockey highway slammer, I'm just doin' what I gotta do I'm a road hammer, double talkin' CB grammer Haul your load from Alabama all the way to Timbuktoo Bridge: Another day, another town Diesel up, and hammer down I've got a pimped ride, a pretty bride Four little babies and my hound reside Back in the hills on the mountain side South of the river bend I've got my cell phone, she's on roam Sweet little thing wants to get it on She says I left somethin' turned on at home She can't wait 'till I'm back again I'm a road hammer, a white knuckled steel gear jammer Rig jockey highway slammer, I'm just doin' what I gotta do I'm a road hammer, double talkin' CB grammer Haul your load from Alabama all the way to Timbuktoo I'm a road hammer, a white knuckled steel gear jammer Rig jockey highway slammer, I'm just doin' what I gotta do I'm a road hammer, double talkin' CB grammer Haul your load from Alabama all the way to Timbuktoo

It's been sunny it's been dry Not a swallow upon the sky The breeze has never been this weak before The grass turns green to gold And the leaves the trees can't hold The flowers trade their colors for grey Let it rain The water fought the battle Lost against the shore The tide has never been this low before All that has been burned That's never to return There ain't no reason left to stay Let it rain Let it rain, let it pour Let it thunder and let it storm Let it rain, let it pour There's not a single moment When it's not on my mind I know it's just a matter of time The storm is coming over There is no time to waste Set the sails but it might be too late Let it rain, let it pour Let it thunder and let it storm Let it rain, let it pour Let it rain, let it pour Let it thunder and let it storm Let it rain, once more Let it rain, let it pour

Nothing last forever, there are no other words left to say We'll arrive with empty hands, we will fill them as we fade, 'Till it overflows, and the waves will carry us back to shore The current will carry us apart. We'll drift away, somewhere far And the deepest blue will hold us for a while To let us mourn our loss, until we realize And this emptiness is hard to fill And I'm sure that it never will Things just seem to happen that way I miss you more than I did yesterday Well the simple smile you gave last night, reminds me of the better times The morning left me empty but relieved Please let this day go by and meet again somewhere when I'm asleep And this emptiness is hard to fill. And I'm sure that it never will. Things just seem to happen that way. I miss you more than I did yesterday And this emptiness is hard to fill. And I'm sure that it never will. Things just seem to happen that way. I miss you more than I did yesterday

1, 2, 3, 4! I was born in the fields of Amsterdam And I've traveled some and made a plan Find a place where I belong Find a place that I call home Luck is a gift that we can't control Being lucky we should realise a little bit more Oh but somewhere near around my place Too many people that tipped my faith Claimed that this is what they fought for How can you claim if you've never been to war? Luck is the life that you have got Freedom might be obvious but it's not. I can go anywhere I can walk anywhere I can go anywhere, do what I want to do I can go anywhere, so why shouldn't you? Oh, somewhere far across the line Lives a brother and a sister waiting for their time Trying to find a place where they belong Find a place that they call home Luck was all they left behind Worry is a burden that won't leave their minds I can go anywhere I can walk anywhere I can go anywhere, do what I want to do If I can go anywhere, then why shouldn't you? We can go anywhere We can walk anywhere We can go anywhere, do what we want to do I can go anywhere, so why shouldn't you? Somewhere far across the sea Live a million people just like me Trying to find a place that they call home Trying to escape from the loaded gun Love is a thing they hardly know, Help is a power that we should use a little bit more. Oh We can go anywhere We can walk anywhere We can go anywhere, do what we want to do If I can go anywhere, then why shouldn't you? I can go anywhere, so why shouldn't you?

The sun wont shine 365 days a year besides we need the rain for the Harvest, We need the hitch to become clear There are these roads we have to Follow, the crossings we have to cross And if you passed the exit, you just Follow another one. When the mirror is broken, youll see a thousand different Ways Nobody ask you to choose, nobody ask you to stay And if you think that The shards bring luck Dont forget how easy the things will break Just give It another shot and give it another try. Well open your eyes and mind for the Things that will cross your path For the things you didnt know for the things You rather wont forget And who fucking cares if you choose the wrong And who Fucking tells you what is right Youll got plenty to choose every day and Every night. Cause when the mirror is broken, youll see a thousand different Ways Nobody ask you to choose, nobody ask you to stay And if you think that The shards bring luck Dont forget how easy the things will break Just give It another shot and give it another try. And when the mirror is broken youll See a thousand different ways Nobody ask you to choose nobody ask you to stay.

I'm running out of fuel I'd float on the flood for days Sometimes I wish my feet could touch the ground again My muscles acidify while I'm floating down stream Civilization will disappear While the sunset tells it's eve I am tired, I am running towards the end Got woken up by the sun No-ones around The ocean is so quiet I can barely hear her sound It's quiet, so quiet I wish no more But the sight that kept us going Has never been this bright before I'll keep running towards the end But the sight that kept us going Has never been this bright before I'll keep going, until I can go no more I'll keep going, until I can go no more I'll keep going, until I can go no more But the sight that kept us going, Has never been this bright before I'll keep going until I can go no more I'll keep running towards the end But the sight that kept us going Has never been this bright before I'll keep going, until I can go no more I'll keep going, until I can go no more I'll keep going, until I can go no more

Just sing like it's your last song, and drink because you can Oh and dance, Like we're all drunk and we don't even care Sing like it's all over, you could Blame me for what went wrong But would you blame me, if tomorrow never Comes. We will count our days in hours, while we will fill our weeks with Dreams We will see the hand goes under, while the face will turn into the Opposite But the failure of today, should be a lesson for tomorrow We will Count our days, while the hand goes down. Well spend like it's your last Month, do whatever the fuck you want Don't even think about tomorrow or the Other days to come And when I look back from above, I'll take a look at all my Scars And maybe I doesn't look that pretty, but I did won a hundred wars. We Will count our days in hours, while we will fill our weeks with dreams We will See the hand goes under while the face will turn into the opposite But the Failure of today, should be a lesson for tomorrow We will count our days, While the hand goes down.