Hank Williams Jr Family Tradition Lyrics

Family Tradition Lyrics

Country music singers
have always been a real close family
but lately some
of my kin folks
have disowned a few others and me
i guess its because
i
kinda changed my direction
i guess i went and broke the family
tradition

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?
over and over
everybody made my prediction
so if i get
stoned
I'm just carryin'
on an old family tradition

I am very
proud
of my daddys name
although his kinda 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

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'
slicks tryin to give me corrections
I'll say 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 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 carryin on
an old family tradition

So don't
ask me Hank
why do you drink?
(Hank) why do you roll smoke?
Why must
you live out the songs you wrote?
Stop and think it over
Try and put
yourself in my unique position
If I get stoned and sing all night
long
It's a family tradition!