Born With An Endless Thirst

Lyrics

Ol' Jimmie, he liked whiskey, for whippin' the ol' TB Hank Williams lived by the bottle, right to the end, by gee I too might die from alcohol but I won't be the first Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst Well, there's one more name I'll mention, his name is Mr. Hall He loves his beer and bourbon, oh I'd say he's tried 'em all And some, I'm afraid, have gone on to the other stuff that's worse I'll do no harm if I bend my arm to ease my endless thirst So many of our brothers in early life did lose We're either way up in the clouds or down deep in the blues It's a way of life we're born to, so for better or for worse Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst, hey When I left my home away up north many long years ago Our songs were played at 4 AM on Country radio Ah, they called us hicks and hillbillies, sometimes even worse 'Twas enough to drive a man to drink, excuse my endless thirst So, from cowboy songs to Country songs, it's been a long hard grind We were looked upon with such disdain back in the good old times And as old G.P. and few like me couldn't give a tinker's curse Oh, we've done it all our way anyway, lived with our endless thirst, hey Yeah, so many of our brothers in early life did lose We're either way up in the clouds or down deep in the blues Yeah, it's a way of life we're born to, so for better or for worse Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst Those smart bandwagon-hoppers wouldn't spit on the Country scene When we were in the doldrums, now they're bursting at the seams Ah, they prance around like peacocks in city clubs and halls But fancy boots and hats don't make a fine star after all So I'll just stick to my old bush songs, the ones that I enjoy Oh, you'll understand my stories, I'm not makin' too much noise And if I should die from alcohol, well, I won't be the first 'Cause Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst, hey Yeah, so many of our brothers in early life did lose We're either way up in the clouds or down deep in the blues It's a way of life we're born to, so for better or for worse Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst Country music singers are just born with an endless thirst Born with an endless thirst, hey