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Good Ole Boys Like Me

In the style of

Don Williams

Lyrics

when i was a kid
uncle remus'd
put me to bed
with a picture of
stonewall jackson
above my head

then daddy came in
to kiss his little man
with gin on his breath
and a bible in his hand

he talked
about honor
and things
i should know
then he'd
stagger a little
as he went
out the door

i can still
hear the soft
southern winds
in the live oak trees

and those
williams boys
they still
mean a lot to me
hank in tennessee

i guess
we're all gonna be
what we're gonna be
so what do you do
with good ol' boys
like me

well nothin'
makes a sound
in the night
like the wind does
but you ain't afraid
if you're washed
in the blood
like i was

the smell of
cape jasmine
through the
window screen
john r.
and the wolfman
kept me company

by the light of
the radio by my bed
with thomas wolfe
whisperin'
in my head

i can still
hear the soft
southern winds
in the live oak trees

and those
williams boys
they still
mean a lot to me
hank in tennessee

i guess
we're all gonna be
what we're gonna be
so what do you do
with good ol' boys
like me

when i was in school
i ran with a kid
down the street
and i watched him
burn himself up
on bourbon
and speed

but i was smarter
than most
and i could choose
learned to talk
like the man
on the
six o'clock news

when i was
eighteen lord
i hit the road
but it really
doesn't matter
how far i go

i can still
hear the soft
southern winds
in the live oak trees

and those
williams boys
they still
mean a lot to me
hank in tennessee

i guess
we're all gonna be
what we're gonna be
so what do you do
with good ol' boys
like me

yeah
what do you do
with good ol' boys
like me

Details

• Duration : 4:09
• Key : A
• Genre : Country
• Year released : 1980
• Language : English

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