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War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk/rock/soul band from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", and "Summer"). Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, psychedelia, and reggae. According to music writer Colin Larkin, their "potent fusion of funk, R&B, rock and Latin styles produced a progressive soul sound", while Martin C. Strong calls them "one of the fiercest progressive soul combos of the '70s". Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard… more »

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1994

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I was born in a bunk
My mother died and my daddy got drunk
Left me here to die or grow
In the middle of Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road

I grew up in a rusty shack
All I ever opened was hangin' on my back
Lord above knows how much I loathe
This mean old place called Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
But it's home, yes

The only life I've ever known
And the Lord knows how much I loathe
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road, yeah
Tobacco Road, yeah
I'm talking 'bout road
I'm talking 'bout that road
Tobacco Road, yeah
Everybody's got some
Everybody's got some
Everybody be some
Everybody remember some
Tobacco Road, yeah
Road, yeah, road yeah, road yeah, road yeah, road yeah
But it's home, hmm
The only life this boy has ever known, yeah
And the Lord knows how much I loathe
Tobacco Road
Yeah, road
Tobacco Road, yeah
Tobacco Road, hmm
Well I'm gonna leave and get a job
With the help and the grace from above
Bring me some dynamite and I'll give you a crane
And I'll blow it all up, tear it down, tear it down, start all over again
And I'll build me a town, people, I'll be proud to show 
And I'll keep the name, and I'll keep the name
And I'll keep the name
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Oh I despise and disapprove you
But I love you, 'cause you're my home, baby
You are my home
The only life I've ever known
You are my home
You are my home
Yes you're my home
Yes baby you're my home
You're my home

Yes, you're home
Yes
The only life I've ever known
And the Lord knows how much I loathe
Tobacco Road, yeah
Tobacco Road, yeah
Tobacco Road, yeah

Dirty ’n-a-filthy, dirty ’n-a-filthy
But I love you, but I love
'Cause you're my home
You are my home
You are my home
You are my home
Baby, you call me back, cover the lights but you're my home
Hmm, you're my home
Take me home
Take me home
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
You're my home

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