Another part of this song that the most people younger generation don't know. His father was a very heavy drinker and country singer too it actually was part of what led to his early death. When hank jr was just a little boy. So when he says family tradition. He's not only talking about fellow country singers. He is talking about his father too.
A honky tonk is “country dive bar” Little cheap bar with live music. When this song is played there is a call and answer part. When he says “why do you drink”? The crowd says “to get drunk” , “why do you roll smoke”? “To get stoned”
Honky tonk summed up is any hole in the wall to upscale fancy bar where country music is sang live with bands playing. Smoke filled bars with alot of people family and friends most knowing each other with loud music and goodtimes. It's come 1 come all hospitality fun. 👍🇺🇸
The best music you will ever hear is in a honky tonk, or the back porch when all the neighbors get together for a hoe down, great times are had by all that joins
It's just not the same outside of the club where the entire crowd answers his questions. Why do you drink? To get Dr/&k Why do you roll smoke? To get st0n3d. Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? To get laid