Good Ole Boys Like Me Songtext

von Ray Scott

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'd stagger 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 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
When I was in school I ran with a kid down the
Street
But 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