Family Tradition Lyrics - That's How They Do It In Dixie - The Essential Collection - Hank Williams Jr.

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 

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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 

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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!