Tie One On

My Daddy was a good man Son of a preacher man When I looked at Paw, I often saw A Bible in his hands Well, he lived a good example Bless his heart, he's dead and gone I wasn't walking in his shoes When I learned to tie one on Lots of whiskey overcame The clean living I had learned To the demon in the bottle 'Seems like overnight I turned My daddy raised me better He taught me right from wrong I wasn't walking in his shoes When I learned to tie one on When they hauled me off to prison I thought they threw away the key Bars and painted women Turned to bars of steel for me Last night I dreamed an angel Spoke my name in solemn tones He said...Here's your daddy's shoes.... boy Learn to tie one on Now it's back to the roots Of an upright family tree Back to the example My daddy was to me I've walked through the darkness But now I see the dawn I wasn't walking in his shoes When I learned to tie one on His shoes are a little big But I've learned to tie one on! Written by Chuck Melugin