Family Name

They made a big name

In a small town

The kind of reputation you don't want yourself around

The money & the local paper fame

But what kept him out of trouble is the family name

When you play that card all your problems just fade away

Everybody knows who you are

Everybody knows what you've done

Try as you may to leave it all behind

But the family name is one you can't outrun

The son he knew too little

The wife she knew too much

Guess blood's as thick as water

When the money all dries up

The sirens you could hear for miles around

With the rumors about the pills & the broken vows

The name that held you up

Now you'll never live it down

Now everybody knows who you are

Everybody knows what you've done

Try as you may to leave it all behind

But the family name is one you can't outrun

You can't outrun

In the county courthouse

They took Grandpa's portrait off the wall

Everybody loves a scandal

& wants to see that family fall

The people all gathered from far & wide

To see the verdict of the man with the guilty eyes

Let the family know that a name's not an alibi

Now everybody knows who you are

Everybody knows what you've done

You may have tried to leave it all behind

But the family name is one you can't outrun

You can't outrun