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/

He Talked About Honor And Things I Should Know/

Then He'd Stagger A Little As He Went Out The Door/



Chorus:

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/







When I Was In School I Ran With A Kid Down The Street/

And I Watched Him Burn Up With 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 Doesn't Really Matter How Far I Go/