Good Ole Boys Like Me

When I was a kid Uncle Remus, he put me to bed

The 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

And he staggered a little as he went out the door

I can still hear the soft southern winds in a live oak tree

And those Williams boys, they still mean a lot to me

Back in 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 blood like I was

Smell of cape jasmine through the window screen

John R. and the Wolfman kept me company

By the light on the radio by my bed

With Thomas Wolfe whisperin' in my head

I can still hear the soft southern winds in a live oak tree

And those Williams boys, they still mean a lot to me

Back in 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

But I watched him burn himself up on Bourbon and speed

But I was smarter than most

And I could choose

Learn to talk like a man on the six o' clock news

When I was 18, Lord, I hit the road

But it really doesn't matter how far I go

I can still hear the soft southern winds in a live oak tree

And those Williams boys, they still mean a lot to me

Back in 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?