Family Tradition
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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 get on me and want to 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 makes my prediction
So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying 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
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
And some ole slick's trying to give me friction
I'll say leave me alone
I'm singing 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 carrying on an ole family tradition"
So don't ask me
Hank, why do you drink?
Hank, why do roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Stop and think it over
Try to put yourself in my unique position
If I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family tradition
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 get on me and want to 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 makes my prediction
So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying 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
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
And some ole slick's trying to give me friction
I'll say leave me alone
I'm singing 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 carrying on an ole family tradition"
So don't ask me
Hank, why do you drink?
Hank, why do roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Stop and think it over
Try to put yourself in my unique position
If I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family tradition
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.55] Country music singers
[00:11.50] Have always been a real close family
[00:15.02] But lately some of my kinfolks
[00:19.15] Have disowned a few others and me
[00:23.40] I guess it's because
[00:26.44] I kinda changed my direction
[00:31.53] Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition
[00:39.17] They get on me and want to know
[00:41.01] Hank, why do you drink?
[00:44.33] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
[00:48.83] Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
[00:56.23] Over and over
[00:59.51] Everybody makes my prediction
[01:03.04] So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on
[01:07.39] An old family tradition
[01:13.30] I am very proud
[01:16.89] Of my daddy's name
[01:20.99] Although his kind of music
[01:24.15] And mine ain't exactly the same
[01:28.54] Stop and think it over
[01:31.60] Put yourself in my position
[01:35.84] If I get stoned and sing all night long
[01:39.31] It's a family tradition
[01:43.69] So don't ask me
[01:45.06] Hank, why do you drink?
[01:48.02] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
[01:52.93] Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
[02:00.75] If I'm down in a honky-tonk
[02:04.08] And some ole slick's trying to give me friction
[02:07.84] I'll say leave me alone
[02:09.78] I'm singing all night long
[02:11.35] It's a family tradition
[02:16.26]
[02:49.75] Lordy, I have loved some ladies
[02:53.30] And I have loved Jim Beam
[02:57.39] And they both tried to kill me in 1973
[03:01.16] When that doctor asked me
[03:05.44] "Son, how did you get in this condition?"
[03:08.41] I said, "Hey, Sawbones
[03:12.24] I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition"
[03:20.36] So don't ask me
[03:21.76] Hank, why do you drink?
[03:25.26] Hank, why do roll smoke?
[03:29.31] Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
[03:37.26] Stop and think it over
[03:40.41] Try to put yourself in my unique position
[03:43.10] If I get stoned and sing all night long
[03:48.27] It's a family tradition
[03:52.38]
[00:11.50] Have always been a real close family
[00:15.02] But lately some of my kinfolks
[00:19.15] Have disowned a few others and me
[00:23.40] I guess it's because
[00:26.44] I kinda changed my direction
[00:31.53] Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition
[00:39.17] They get on me and want to know
[00:41.01] Hank, why do you drink?
[00:44.33] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
[00:48.83] Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
[00:56.23] Over and over
[00:59.51] Everybody makes my prediction
[01:03.04] So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on
[01:07.39] An old family tradition
[01:13.30] I am very proud
[01:16.89] Of my daddy's name
[01:20.99] Although his kind of music
[01:24.15] And mine ain't exactly the same
[01:28.54] Stop and think it over
[01:31.60] Put yourself in my position
[01:35.84] If I get stoned and sing all night long
[01:39.31] It's a family tradition
[01:43.69] So don't ask me
[01:45.06] Hank, why do you drink?
[01:48.02] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
[01:52.93] Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
[02:00.75] If I'm down in a honky-tonk
[02:04.08] And some ole slick's trying to give me friction
[02:07.84] I'll say leave me alone
[02:09.78] I'm singing all night long
[02:11.35] It's a family tradition
[02:16.26]
[02:49.75] Lordy, I have loved some ladies
[02:53.30] And I have loved Jim Beam
[02:57.39] And they both tried to kill me in 1973
[03:01.16] When that doctor asked me
[03:05.44] "Son, how did you get in this condition?"
[03:08.41] I said, "Hey, Sawbones
[03:12.24] I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition"
[03:20.36] So don't ask me
[03:21.76] Hank, why do you drink?
[03:25.26] Hank, why do roll smoke?
[03:29.31] Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
[03:37.26] Stop and think it over
[03:40.41] Try to put yourself in my unique position
[03:43.10] If I get stoned and sing all night long
[03:48.27] It's a family tradition
[03:52.38]