Family Tradition

Country music singers always been a real close family But lately some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and me And I guess it's because, I kinda changed my direction Lord, I guess I went and broke their Family Tradition So they wanna know Hank Why do you drink? (Get Drunk) Why do you roll smoke? (Get Stoned) Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? (Get Laid) Stop and think it over, put yourself in my position If I get stoned, sing all night long, it's a Family Tradition. Lord I am very proud, of my daddy's name Although his kind of music, and mine ain't exactly the same If I'm down in a honky-tonk, and some ol slicks tryin' to gimme some friction Say leave me alone singin' all night long it's a Family Tradition Chorus2: Still they all wanna know Hank Why do you drink? (Get Drunk) Why do you roll smoke? (Get Stoned) E Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? (Get Laid) Stop and think it over, put yourself in my unique position If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's just a Family Tradition. I have loved some ladies, and I have love Jim Beam And they both tried to kill me, back in nineteen seventy-three When that doctor asks me, "Son, how'd ya get in this condition?" I say "Hey Sawbone, I'm just carryin' on an old Family Tradition." Chorus:3 So they wanna know Hank Why do you drink? (Get Drunk) Why do you roll smoke? (Get Stoned) Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? (Get Laid) Stop and think it over, put yourself in my position If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's just a Family Tradition. If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's just a Family Tradition.