Текст песни Hank Williams, Jr. - 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 the family tradition

They get on me wanna 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 made 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 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 out the that you wrote?
If I'm down in a Honky-Tonk
Some ol' slicks tryin' to give me corrections
I'll say leave me alone
I'm singin' 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 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 out the 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!