Broken Branches

Once upon a time, there was a farmer planting roots Down in the holler by the water on the river bank He watered it with whiskey, so it grew a little tipsy But that SOB's still kicking like it ain't no thing But there's one thing that's true, it dropped some rotten fruit And then apples ain't fell far, hell, they wore right in this bar Drinkin' all night long til' the lights come on Spending paycheck money singing jukebox songs Blame it on our bloodline, for lovin' us a good time Soaking up the neon light Would've never stood a chance just hanging out in the breeze A bunch of broken branches off the family tree We should've gone to college, could've gained a little knowledge Made it, did we, would we amart enough to change our ways We're just repeat offenders, mixing liquor in a blender Turning Mondays into benders like we just got paid Around 4:45, only one thing on our minds Earnin' us a delta dime, draggin' too close to closing time Drinkin' all night long til the lights come on Spending paycheck money singing jukebox songs Blame it on our bloodline, for lovin' us a good time Soaking up the neon light We're the never stood a chance, just hanging out in the breeze A bunch of broken branches off the family tree Whole bunch of broken branches Yeah, they tried for generations to cut us down But I'll go out on a limb, and say we're sticking around Drinkin' all night long til the lights come on Spending paycheck money singing old Hank songs Blame it on our bloodline for lovin' us a good time Soaking up some neon light We're the never stood a chance, just hanging out in the breeze A bunch of broken branches off the family tree, that's right Hey Riley, where are you goin' I've got a date tonight Date? Yeah, I got a date Man, you got the black sheep of the family right here There's a little girl in my neighborhood That ain't the only girls you're chasing (ha-ha-ha-ha-ha) (He's living in the dark) our little secret out there Wish they were the black sheep Yeah, shits starting to get swingin' now Y'all have good time Alright see ya man