When I was a kid
Uncle Remus
put me to bed
With a picture
of Stonewall Jackson
above my head
Then daddy came in
to kiss his
little man
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
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
You ain't afraid
if you're washed
in the blood
like I was
The smell of cape
jasmine thru 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
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
I was in school
when I ran with kid
down the street
I watched him
burn himself up
on bourbon and speed
But I was smarter
than most
I could choose
Learned to talk
like the man
on the six
o'clock news
When I was eighteen
Lord I hit the road
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
we're gonna be
So what do you do
with good ole boys
like me
You wanna do
with good ole boys
like me