Family Tree

Sister smoked all the Camels in the county last week She cleaned out the seven-eleven, sneakin' in, smellin' like nicotine Mama's burning chicken for the Tupperware party tonight Daddy's asleep in his chair, the TV's blaring the stats for half time (Whoa, whoa, oh, oh) Well, life can get real funny (Whoa, whoa, oh, oh) We got more love than we got money Some swing a little higher, some'll just hang low A few of us are on fire to get out, and some just wanna stay home But it don't matter, 'cause the roots run deep And ain't nothing gonna shake our family tree Whoa, whoa, oh, oh (Ba, la, la bum, ba, la, la, da) Whoa, whoa, oh, oh Gramma sold her Maytag dryer to post my uncle's bail He'll be hanging her laundry till there's a snow storm in hell Me and my cousins, like to take a Sunday drive And roll one up before pot luck lunch and get high school high (Whoa, whoa, oh, oh) Well, life can get real funny (Whoa, whoa, oh, oh) We got more love than we got money Some swing a little higher, some'll just hang low A few of us are on fire to get out, and some just wanna stay home But it don't matter, 'cause the roots run deep And ain't nothing gonna shake our family tree And ain't nothing gonna shake our family tree, ooh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh (Ba, la, la bum, ba, la, la, da) Whoa, whoa, oh, oh Some of us got problems, but everybody's alright (everybody's alright) Some of us got big plans, some are just plannin' on gettin' by Some of us got problems, but they love us anyway Through thick and thin, hell, we're still kin at the end of the day Some swing a little higher, some'll just hang low A few of us are on fire to get out, and some just wanna stay home But it don't matter, 'cause the roots run deep And ain't nothing gonna shake our family tree And ain't nothing gonna shake our family tree Oh, whoa, life can get real funny Ooh, we got more love than we got money (And ain't nothing gonna shake our family tree) you don't make it, ooh Whoa, whoa, oh, oh (oh the roots run deep) Whoa, whoa, oh, oh Ain't nothing, ain't nothing gonna shake (And ain't nothing gonna shake our family tree) our family tree