His daddy drives a big rig   Down a road that never ends   And he'll grow up and drive that truck   Just like him   At six years old she'll pretend    She's goin' off to work   Till that day comes    When just like mom   She'll be come a nurse      Its Simply Traditional   Its unconditional   With no chance for a change of mind   We just keep passin' it on down the line   And even though its hard    To fill their shoes   Its a way of life they gladly choose   And you can call it predictable   But its Simply Traditional      While watching his young son   Till the old farm with a plow   He remembers when    His dad taught him   Standing there and feeling proud   Workin' on a hand made quilt   She's eighty-five years old   Now watch her smile   While her grandchild    Wants to learn to sew      Its Simply Traditional   Its unconditional   With no chance for a change of mind   We just keep passin' it on down the line   And even though its hard    To fill their shoes   Its a way of life they gladly choose   And you can call it predictable   But its Simply Traditional      Now me I learned to sing the way   That all my heroes sang   I'm stickin' to my country roots   And if it ain't the latest thing   (spoken) Well thats ok      Its Simply Traditional   Its unconditional   With no chance for a change of mind   I'll just keep passin' it on down the line   And even though its hard    To fill their shoes   Its a way of life I gladly choose   And you can call it predictable   But I'm Simply Traditional      Yeah you can call it predictable   But I'm Simply Traditional