Well I was born in the Southland yes I was Some twenty odd years ago I ran away from home for the first time When I was four years old I'm a freeborn man get my home here on my back yes I have And I know every inch of highway Every foot of backroad every mile of rairoad 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.... [ guitar ] Well you may not like my appearance you may not like my song You may not like the way I talk but you'll like the way I'm gone I'm a freeborn man.... I'm a freeborn man freeborn man yeah yeah