Don Williams - Good Ole Boys Like Me Lyrics
When I was a kid uncle Remus he put me to bedWith a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my headWith gin in his breath and a bible in his handAnd he talked about honor and things I should knowThen he staggered a little as he went out the door.(Chorus)And I still hear the soft southern wind in the live oak treesThose Williams boys they still mean a lot to meHank and TennesseeI guess were all gonna be what were gonna beSo what do you do with good ole boys like me?Well, nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind doesBut you aint afraid if youre washed in the blood like I wasJohn R. and the wolfman kept me companyBy the light of the radio by my bedWith Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head.(Chorus)When I was in school I ran with a kid down the streetAnd I watched him burn himself up on bourbon and speedBut I was smarted than most, and I could chooseLearned to talk like the man on the six oclock newsWhen I was eighteen, lord, I hit the roadBut it dont seem to matter how far I go.(Chorus