Family Tree

The pipe takes me to Heaven, the pint puts me in jail

So I'll stick with the Vimto, it's safer in my head

Print my progress often and keep the wolves at bay

I've been down in a ripple for darker days

The wiser words are never more than free

So let the snow prints melt, and keep the sun with me

'Cause I'm workin' on me and the family

I'm growin' up, you see

I'm puttin' bottles of whisky and vodka behind me

I'm workin' on the family tree

I'll stay right with the program and pull my weight indeed

I'm pullin' weeds in autumn, should keep the birds in feed

I'll write my jolly jingles and document my time

Mixin' up the tinkle pills and children's rhymes

The wiser words are never far from me

And let the shadows dance, and filled of course with glee

'Cause I'm workin' on me and the family

I'm growin' up, you see

I'm puttin' bottles of whisky and vodka behind me

I'm workin' on the family tree

'Cause I'm workin' on me and the family

I'm growin' up, you see

I'm puttin' bottles of whisky and vodka behind me

You'll never get no bother from me

'Cause I'm workin' on the family tree

She said she won't marry me, it saddens me, oh, no

She said she won't marry me, it saddens me, oh, no

She said she won't marry me, it saddens me, oh, no

She said she won't marry me, it saddens me, oh, no

So I'm workin' on me and the family

I'm growin' up, you see

I'm puttin' bottles of whisky and vodka behind me

I'm workin' on the family tree

'Cause I'm workin' on me and the family

I'm growin' up, you see

I'm puttin' bottles of whisky and vodka behind me

I'm workin' on the family tree

'Cause I'm workin' on me and the family

I'm growin' up, you see

I'm puttin' bottles of whisky and vodka behind me

You'll never get the better of me

I'm workin' on the family tree

Do you really wanna go home?

Do you really wanna stay 'round here?

Do you wanna keep your head up?

Should you be the one who lives in fear?