Country music singers have always been a real close family
But lately some of my kinfolk have disowned a few others and me
I guess it's because I kinda changed my direction
Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition
Chorus:
They get on me, wanna know: "Hank.."
Why do you drink? Hank Why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Оvеr and over - everybody made my prediction
so if I get stoned, I'm just carryin' on and old family tradition.
I am very proud of my daddy's name
Although his kind of music and mine ain't exactly the same
Stop and think it over - put yourself in my position
If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family tradition
СНОRUS 2:
Don't ask me: "Hank..."
Why do you drink? Hank Why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
If I'm down in a honky tonk, some ol slick's tryin'
to gimme friction
I says "Leave me alone, I'm singin' all night long
it's a family tradition"
Lordy, I have loved some ladies, and I have loved Jim Bean
They both tried to kill me in nineteen seventy three
When that doctor asked me "Son, how'dja get in this condition?"
I says "Hey Sawbones, I'm just a-carryin' on
the old family tradition."
СНОRUS 3:
So don't ask me: "Hank..."
Why do you drink? Hank Why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Stop and think it over - try to put yourself in my unique position
If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family tradition.