Family Tree

Lord, Lord
Please don't tell
Don't tell, don't tell
Lord, Lord
Please don't tell
Don't tell, don't tell

I'll tell you what I did
My brother's on the railroad tracks
Looking at the golden leaves
Cabel tied around his hand and knees
And my family tree
It goes straight
Right back into the ground
And my family tree
It goes straight
Down

Lord, Lord
Please don't tell
Don't tell, don't tell
Lord, Lord
Please don't tell
Don't tell, don't tell

I'll tell where my Daddy's been
All deep into the still of the night
Burns his candel into the whisky of sin
Momma's been broken all over again

And my family tree
It goes straight
Right back into the ground
And my family tree
It goes straight
Down

And my family tree
It goes straight
Right back into the ground
And my family tree
It goes straight
Down

And what my Lord what is the lifespan of a tree?
My Lord
(The devil only knows)
And how long must I spend down on my knees
My Lord
(The devil only knows)

I crawled all through all the cracks and the bottels
I crawled through all the cracks
I spilt my blood at the foot of the alter
And then I broke my back

And my family tree
It goes straight
Right back into the ground
And my family tree
It goes straight
Right back into the ground

And my family tree
It goes straight
Right back into the ground
And my family tree
It goes straight
Down