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Intro 1
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Verse 1
I guess it's because
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Lord, I guess I went/ and broke their family tra dition
They get on me and want to know, Hank
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Over and over
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And mine ain't exactly the same
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Stop and think it o
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ver Put your
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self in my po
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sition If
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I get stoned and sing all night long
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It's a
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family tra
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So don't ask me, Hank
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Hank,
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why do you roll
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smoke?
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out the songs
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that you wrote?
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If I'm down in a
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honky-tonk And some ole
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slick's trying to give me
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friction I'll say
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leave me alone I'm singing all
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night long It's a
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family tra
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dition
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Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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When that doctor asked me
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dition?" I said
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"Hey, Sawbones I'm just carrying on
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an old family tra
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dition"
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So don't ask me, Hank
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Chorus 3
Stop and think it over
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Try to put yourself in my unique position
It's a family tra
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