Family Tradition Lyrics

The song Family Tradition is performed by Jr. Hank Williams in the album named The Bocephus Box in the year 2000 .



Country music singers have been a real close family, but lately some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and me.
I guess its because I kind of 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? Why do you roll smoke? Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Over and over everybody makes my predictions. So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on
an old family tradition.

I am very proud of my daddy's name all though 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 its 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 some ole slick's trying to give me friction. I said leave me alone I'm singing all night long it's a family tradition.

Lord 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 and put yourself in my unique position. If I get stoned and sing all night long, its a family tradition!



Jr. Hank Williams - The Bocephus Box

Aug 2000

  1. A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2k Version)
  2. Family Tradition
  3. To Love Somebody
  4. Old Flame New Fire
  5. Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
  6. I've Got Rights
  7. I Just Ain't Been Able
  8. Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound
  9. Outlaw Women
  10. (I Don't Have) Anymore Love Songs
  11. O.D'd In Denver
  12. Come And Go Blues
  13. The Conversation
  14. Old Habits
  15. Kaw-Liga
  16. If You Don't Like Hank Williams
  17. Dixie On My Mind
  18. Texas Women
  19. Ramblin' Man
  20. Waitin' On The Tables To Turn
  21. I've Been Down
  22. La Grange
  23. Leave Them Boys Alone
  24. Blue Jean Blues
  25. Midnight Rider
  26. Now I Know How George Feels
  27. This Ain't Like Dallas
  28. Two Old Cats Like Us
  29. Secret Agent Man
  30. Wild Dogs
  31. Workin' For MCA
  32. I Really Like Girls/Rock And Roll Music
  33. House Of The Rising Sun
  34. The Blues Man
  35. Walk This Way
  36. Thanks Alot
  37. All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) (Solo)
  38. You're Going To Be A Sorry Man
  39. Mannish Boy
  40. T'ain't Nobody's Bizness
  41. Naked Women And Beer

Family Tradition