[Verse 1]
Country music singers,
Have always been a real close family,
But Lately some of my kinfolk,
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 wanna know Hank,
[Chorus]
Why do ya drink?,
Hank why do you roll smoke?,
And why must you live out the songs that you wrote?,
Over and over every body met my prediction,
If I get stoned I m just carrying on an old family tradition
[Verse 2]
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,
[Chorus]
Why do ya drink?,
Hank why do you roll smoke?,
And why must you live out the songs that you wrote?,
Over and over every body met my prediction,
If I get stoned I m just carrying on an old family tradition
[Verse 3]
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 d ya get in this position?,
I said a hey sawbones I m just a carrying on and ol family tradition,
So don t ask me Hank,
[Chorus]
Why do ya drink?,
Hank why do you roll smoke?,
And why must you live out the songs that you wrote?,
Over and over every body met my prediction,
If I get stoned I m just carrying on an old family tradition