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to be born in Alabam; I'm just alike my daddy's
son; I'm proud of who I am; I went through a lot
of good women,” etc., etc., etc. Well, I want to
tell you something, Hank. Heaven is nothing
like Dixie. It doesn't even resemble it in any
way, and the chances are he will not have to
worry about going to Heaven if he continues in
this kind of life. He's gone through at least four
divorces, maybe five.
Then Hank Williams, III, a country punk rock
singer. His life is completely filled with drugs
and alcohol and divorce also. Now, think about
the legacy, the legacy of over a half a century of
Hank Williams, Sr. — divorce, drugs, alcohol,
rebellion — and it's intensified with Hank
Williams, Jr. — more divorce, more drugs, and
more rebellion. Then you come to the grandson.
He has a filthy mouth, a wicked heart, and
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