I blame this new tattoo on a hundred proof bottle of whiskey
And the scar on my cheek to an '84 Jeep and an oak tree
Blame the cussin' on my Daddy, good looks on my Mama

But as for my honky-tonk ways

I blame it on Waylon

And all them other outlaws
Blame it on the back beat
Blame it on them sad songs


If I got a don't care attitude and long hair
And mean every damn word I'm singin'

I blame it on Waylon

I blame my ramblin' ways on that old freight train I was born on

And the holes in the soles of these boots on every girl I told so long
Blame my good luck on the good Lord
And bad luck on the devil, but this lonesome in my soul


You know I blame it on Waylon
And all them other outlaws

Blame it on the back beat
Blame it on them sad songs


If I got a don't care attitude and long hair
And mean every damn word I'm singin'
I blame it on Waylon


From this old guitar I'm playin'
To these smoky bar dues I'm payin'


You know I blame it on Waylon
And all them other outlaws

Blame it on the back beat
Blame it on them sad songs


If I got a don't care attitude and long hair
And mean every damn word I'm singin'
I blame it on Waylon


And all them other outlaws
Blame it on the back beat

Blame it on them sad songs

If I got a don't care attitude and long hair

And mean every damn word I'm singin'
I blame it on Waylon, blame it on Waylon