Keep grease on your elbows, and the sweat in your days Don't swallow your pride when you've run out of strength The whiskey's never to far away It runs in the family Seeing out for your angels, with the demons in the dark Don't ask for help when you've fallen apart Keepin' secrets ain't that hard It runs in the family Ten thousand miles on your pick up truck Change your number just to stay sane But you can't run away, no When times get tough, buckle down for the fight Defend your own blood even if they ain't right Then disappear likе a thief in the night It runs in the family Put twеnty thousand miles on your pick up truck Cut your hair and change your name but you can't run away You can't run away Ooh, ooh, ooh You can't run away (ooh, ooh, ooh) I just had to tell you, before the big day There's a whole lot you're gettin' when you're taking my last name But I'll love you, forever and a day It runs in the family