Chris Young
Chris Young - White Lightning Hit The Family Tree songtekst
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It was the thirty first gathering of the Thompsons, Joneses and Smiths There were tables full of chicken, taters, collard greens and grits Well, it all took place at Hatie Lake State Park Volleyball, fishing, badminton, yard darts Aunt Irene said she'd never seen a turnout like this Well, it started with hand shakes and, lordy, how the babies have grown As the sun got hotter the day got to dragging along I saw Uncle Gene coming back from his car With something clear as water in a mason jar The lemonade got hearty and, lordy, the party was on That ol' boom box got louder and louder Acting civilized didn't seem to matter Everybody got to showing their honey including me Lord, I'd never known granny to take her a sip But the words were a slurring coming off of her lips And it dawned on me, white lightning hit the family tree Well, cousin Johnny was a gator, Jimmy was a UT fan And that football talk was quickly getting out of hand And granny told Uncle Dave that she hated his guts Got right up in his face said, your whole family's nuts Chicken legs got to flying and the whoop started hitting the fan Yeah, that ol' boom box got louder and louder Acting civilized didn't seem to matter Everybody got to showing their honey including me Lord, I'd never known granny to take her a sip But the words were a slurring coming off of her lips And it dawned on me, white lightning hit the family tree Well, that ol' park ranger jumped out of his car Said, "Listen here folks, it's gone a little too far" Tear it all down, pack it all up Call it quits while there's still a little love Yeah, I've never known granny to take her a sip But the words were a slurring coming off of her lips And it dawned on me, white lightning hit the family tree Yeah, it dawned on me, white lightning hit the family tree Oh, that day we had a good time, man Take it home, yo