Good ole Boys like me Bob McDill sung by Don Williams
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When I was a kid Uncle Remus he put me to bed
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with a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head
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Then Daddy came in to kiss his little man
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with gin on his breath and the Bible in his hand
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and he talked about honor and things I should know
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Then he staggered a little when he went out the door
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R: And I still hear the soft southern wind in the live oak trees
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those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me, Hank and Tennessee
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I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
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So what do you do with good ole boys like me
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Well nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does
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But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was
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The smell of Cape Jasmine thru the window screen
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with John R. and the wolfman kept me company
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by the light of the radio by my bed
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with Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head
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When I was in school I ran with the kid down the street
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and I watched him burn himself up on Bourbon and Speed
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but I was smarter than most and I could choose
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learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news
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when I was eighteen, Lord I hit the road
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but it doesn't seem to matter how far I go
