They're there for your first year
They give you your first beer
When you get your heart broke
They're there for your worst year
Don't get you at all
But your apple don't fall
Too far from them
They own too much wicker
And drink too much liquor
You'd wash your hands of them
But blood's always thicker
You might look just like them
That don't mean you're like them
But you love them
Family is family
In church or in prison
You get what you get
And you don't get to pick them
They might smoke like chimneys
But give you their kidneys
Yeah, friends come in handy
But family is family
They're there when you're married
Divorced, and remarried
You fall out of touch
But then someone gets buried
And you're right back together
Like no time has ever gone by
Can't live with or without them
You might talk about them
But if someone else does
Well, then you'll knock them out cause
When it's all said and done
They're the only ones that you got
Family is family
In church or in prison
You get what you get
And you don't get to pick them
They might smoke like chimneys
But give you their kidneys
Yeah, friends come in handy
But family is family
Yeah, family is funny
They'll ask you for money
Even though they know
You ain't got no money
They show up at Christmas
Get up in your business
They might not be fancy
But family is family
You might look just like them
That don't mean you're like them
But you love them