[00:00.00] Country music singers have been a real close family,[00:15.57]But lately some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and me.[00:23.28]I guess it's because I kind of changed my direction.[00:30.90]Lord I guess I went and broke their family tradition.[00:38.85]They get on me and want to know Hank why do you drink? Why do you roll smoke?[00:48.21]Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?[00:55.98]Over and over everybody makes my predictions.[01:03.03]So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on an old family tradition.[01:13.02]I am very proud of my daddy's name[01:20.70]All though his kind of music and mine ain't exactly the same.[01:28.05]Stop and think it over. Put yourself in my position.[01:35.61]If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family tradition.[01:43.74]So don't ask me, Hank why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke?[01:52.92]Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?[02:00.54]If I'm down in a honky-tonk some ole slick's trying to give me friction.[02:07.53]I said leave me alone I'm singing all night long it's a family tradition.[02:48.99]Lord I have loved some ladies and I have loved Jim Beam[02:57.15]And they both tried to kill me in 1973.[03:04.89]When that doctor asked me, Son how did you get in this condition?[03:11.82]I said, hey sawbones, I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition.[03:20.16]So don't ask me, Hank why do you drink? Hank, why do roll smoke?[03:29.46]Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?[03:36.93]Stop and think it over, try and put yourself in my unique position.[03:44.43]If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family tradition!