Hank Williams Jr. – Family Tradition (Guitar)

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Country music singers have always been a real close family,

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But lately some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and me.

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I guess it's because I kind of changed my direction.

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Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition.

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They get on me and want to know Hank why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke?

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Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

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Over and over everybody makes my predictions.

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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

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Although his kind of music and mine ain't exactly the same.

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Stop and think it over. Put yourself in my position.

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If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family tradition.

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So don't ask me, Hank why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke?

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Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

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If I'm down in a honky-tonk some ole slick's trying to give me friction.

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I said leave me alone, I'm singing all night long, it's a family tradition.

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Lordy, I have loved some ladies and I have loved Jim Beam

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And they both tried to kill me in 1973.

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When that doctor asked me, Son how did you get in this condition?

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I said, hey sawbones, I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition.

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So don't ask me, Hank why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke?

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Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

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Stop and think it over, try and put yourself in my unique position.

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If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family tradition.