Don Williams - Good Ole Boys Like Me lyrics

When I was a kid Uncle Remus he 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 staggered 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 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?

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
Through the window screen
John R and the Wolfman kept me company
By the light of the radio by my bed
With Thomas Wolfe whispering 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 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 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 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?
Yeah, what do you do with
Good ole boys like me?