Family Tradition - Midday Sun

Country music singers

Always been a real close family

But lately some of my kin folks

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 get on wanna know Hank

Why do you drink

(Hank) why do you roll smoke

Why must you live of 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

So Don't ask me Hank

Why do you drink

(Hank) why do you roll smoke

Why must you live of out the songs was that you wrote

If I'm down in a Honky-Tonk

Some ol' slicks tryin to give me friction

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

Soon 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 of out the songs was 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