Don Williams - Good Ole Boys Like Me (1980) Lyrics

Don Williams
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Good Ole Boys Like Me (1980)
When I was a kid Uncle Remus he put me to bed
With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my bed
Then Daddy came in to kiss his little man
With gin on his breath and the Bible in his hand
And he talked about honor and things I should know
Then he staggered a little when he went out the door

And I still hear the soft southern wind in the live oak trees
Those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Hank and Tennessee
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
So what do you do with good ole boys like me?

Well nothing 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 thru the window screen
With John R. and the Wolfman kept me company
By the light of the radio by my bed
With Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head

And I still hear the soft southern wind in the live oak trees
Those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Hank and Tennessee
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
So what do you do with good ole boys like me?

When I was in school I ran with the 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 doesn't seem to matter how far I go

And I still hear the soft southern wind in the live oak trees
Those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Hank and Tennessee
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
So what do you do with good ole boys like me?
Yes what do you do with good ole boys like me?