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You want to grow up to paint houses like me, a trailer in

 my yard till you're 23

 You want to be old after 42 years, keep dropping the hammer

 and grinding the gears

 Well, I used to go out in a Mustang, a 302 Mach One in

 green

Me and your Mama made you in the back and I sold it to buy

 her a ring

 And I learned not to say much of nothing and I figured you

 already know

 but in case you don’t or maybe forgot, I’ll lay it out real

 nice and slow

 Don’t call what your wearing an outfit. Don’t ever say your

 car is broke

 Don’t worry about losing your accent, a Southern Man tells

 better jokes

 Have fun but stay clear of the needle. Call home on your

 sister’s birthday

 Don’t tell them you’re bigger than Jesus, don’t give it

 away

 Six months in a St. Florian foundry, they call it Industrial Park.

 Then hospital maintenance and Tech School, just to memorize Frigidaire parts.

 But I got to missing your Mama and I got to missing you too.

 So I went back to painting for my old man and I guess that’s what I’ll always do

 So don’t try to change who you are boy, and don’t try to be who you ain’t.

 And don’t let me catch you in Kendale with a bucket of wealthy-man’s paint.

 Don’t call what your wearing an outfit. Don’t ever say your car is broke.

 Don’t sing with a fake British accent. Don’t act like your family’s a joke.

 Have fun, but stay clear of the needle, call home on your sister’s birthday.

 Don’t tell them you’re bigger than Jesus, Don’t give it away.

 Don’t give it away.