Black Sheep Lyrics - Singles - John Anderson

My daddy was a brake man 

On a highball travelin' train 

An' momma, she raised four little children 

And a family had a good name 

An' poppa and momma wanted 

Everything for us they never had 

And big brother, little brother and sister too 

None of them turned out half bad accept me 

Yeah, I'm the black sheep of the family 

And big brother went to college 

And became a doctor man 

I guess he makes about a million dollars a year 

Off the folks on insurance plans 

He's got a big long Mercedes-Benz 

And a house over-looking the town 

He sits in his jacuzzi and he watches the sun go down 

And he feels real sorry for me 

'Cause I'm the black sheep of the family 

I drive me a big ol' semi truck 

I'm makin' payments on a two room shack 

My wife she waits on tables 

And at night she rubs my back 

And I tell her what my poppa said to my momma 

When he got off a highball train 

'Wake me up early, be good to my dogs 

And teach my children to pray' 

The little sister married a banker 

Yeah, he owns a country club 

He bought her a big ol' racing horse 

And a funky looking little dog 

He buys her big rings and diamonds 

And a brand new Japanese yacht 

And they like to get together an' talk about all the things they've got 

But they never mention me, no, no 

Yeah, I'm the black sheep of the family 

I drive me a big ol' semi truck 

I'm makin' payments on a two room shack 

My wife she waits on tables 

And at night she rubs my back 

And I tell her what my poppa said to my momma 

When he got off a highball train 

'Wake me up early, be good to my dogs 

And teach my children to pray' 

I beg you, woman 

'Wake me up early, be good to my dogs 

And teach my children to pray, Lord'