Tobacco Road Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Tsonumi 

Cover art for Tobacco Road lyrics by Common Market

I'm suprised nobody's paying much attention to common market on this site :( He's one of the most articulate and 'real life' hip hop artists about! No gangster bollocks.

This song is really moving, makes me think about my newly distant childhood. I think it's pretty easy to figure out, his journey from his home to his new life and the differances, memories, history etc. The ending of the 2nd verse into outro is really good :)

This song makes me think of moving on with life from my hometown to this new place I'm studying in. "Tobacco road" refers to the East coast (specifically the Carolinas) if I'm not mistaken but correct me if I'm wrong these guys live in Seattle now.

I left my hometown to pursue an education and this actually makes me think of my past and what's in store for my future. I decided to go to University to get an education (not for the money but that's what I want to do in life). Doesn't mean that I think...