Family Tradition

Country music singers

Have always been a real close family

But lately some of my kinfolks

Have disowned a few others and me

I guess it's because

I kind of changed my direction

Lord I guess I went and broke their family tradition

They get on me and want to know Hank

Why do you drink

Hank why do you roll smoke

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote

Over and over

Everybody makes my prediction

So if I get stoned I'm just carrying on

An old family tradition

I am very proud

Of my daddy's name

All though 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 its a family tradition

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

And some ole slick's trying to give me friction

I'll say leave me alone

I'm singing all night long

It's a family tradition

Lord I have loved some ladies

And I have loved Jim Beam

And they both tried to kill me in 1973

When that doctor asked me

Son how did you get in this condition

I said hey sawbones

I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition

So don't ask me

Hank why do you drink

Hank why do roll smoke

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote

Stop and think it over

Try and put yourself in my unique position

If I get stoned and sing all night long its a family tradition