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 kinda changed my direction Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition They wanna know Hank, why do you drink? Hey, 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 carryin' on An old family tradition I am very proud of my daddy's name Although 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 It's a family tradition So don't ask me Why do you drink? Why do you roll smoke? Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? And if I'm down in a honky tonk and some old slicks trying To give my friction I said, leave me alone I'm singin' all night long It's a family tradition Ah, yeah Yeah, oh Yeah Hey, oh Woo, oh, whoa Lordy, I have loved some ladies and I've loved Jim Beam They both tried to kill me in 1973 When that doctor asked me "Son, how'd you get in this condition?" I said "Hey sawbones, I'm just carryin' on An old family tradition" Whoa So don't ask me Why do you drink? (Why do you drink?) Hey, why do you roll smoke? (Why do you 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 It's a family tradition One more time, yeah If I get stoned and sing all night long It's a family tradition (One, two)