Tradition

Hey I know it's been some time How's your family Is your dog still alive Your brother liked to drink and drive You still smoking Are you still getting high Yeah I guess it's a family tradition Drop out of high school And you're working in the kitchen Yeah I guess it's a family tradition Felony charges and a conviction Yeah I guess it's family tradition All the days that y'all spent fishing For all the things that you never had Wake up one day and you're half dead You are from the country Yeah you were raised in the sticks And I know you don't know me from Adam But God I wish that you did And you were always a cut above the rest A night terror in a Sunday dress And yeah I guess it's a family tradition Get married young to a drunk electrician And yeah I guess it's a family tradition Pyramid schemes getting paid on commission And yeah I guess it's a family tradition Stealing copper from air conditions You don't take the elevator You always take the stairs And you say you don't like the music But you got flowers in your hair You ain't much for conversation But you live You live off prayers And one day I hope you notice That I really I really do care And yeah I guess it's a family tradition You never had the 20/20 vision And yeah I guess it's a family tradition Call me one day when you're out of prison.