Family Legacy from Old Men by Jerry Vanek

FAMILY LEGACY

Daddy wasn’t much
For the milk of the Word
He cursed and he swore and
That’s all we ever heard
Yeah, the fruit of the vine
Was the drink he preferred
That’s my family legacy

Whenever he would come home drunk and
Break my Mama’s heart
His story was always the same (but)
It wasn’t his fault, it was the bottle
Just another case of whiskey…getting the blame

Daddy drank shine
From a mason jar
One rainy June night
He went a little too far
Wrapped an old pine tree
‘Round a brand new car
That’s my family legacy

(chorus)

When a man does wrong and
He don’t own up
To what he’s done
Then he ain’t that tough (but)
He can always say
He had a little too much (yeah)
That’s my family legacy

Whenever he would come home drunk and
Break my Mama’s heart
The story was always the same (but)
It wasn’t his fault, it was the bottle
Just another case of whiskey…getting the blame...



© 2010 by Jerry Vanek

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