How's My Ex Treating You
Hank Williams Jr. Lyrics


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How's my ex, my ex treating you
Has she had time, time to find someone new
Any day now will be her last,
son, I know from the past
'Cause I was once, once there too,
how's my ex treating you?

Like the sand she moves with the tide
Your two arms will never keep her satisfied
You can't keep her satisfied
She'll use you just the way she used me too
But up till now how's my ex treating you?

Like the sand she moves with the tide
Your two arms will never keep her satisfied




She'll use you just the way you use her too
But up till now how's my ex treating you?

Overall Meaning

In Hank Williams Jr.'s song "How's My Ex Treating You," the singer is asking how his former lover is treating the person she is currently with. He warns this person that soon enough she will leave him like she left him before. Williams Jr. describes his ex-girlfriend as being like the sand, moving with the tide, and that no one can keep her satisfied. He believes that the person she is with now is being used, just like Williams Jr. himself was.


The song is a poignant reminder of the emotional cost of breakups and how they can linger long after the relationship ends. It also explores the idea of how people can be destructive to others if they are not careful. The song serves as a warning to anyone who may be considering getting involved with a person who has a history of leaving their partners.


Line by Line Meaning

How's my ex, my ex treating you
Asking about the well-being of the person's ex-partner in their new relationship


Has she had time, time to find someone new
Wondering if the ex-partner has moved on and found a new partner


Any day now will be her last, son, I know from the past
Anticipating the end of the ex-partner's current relationship based on past experience


'Cause I was once, once there too, how's my ex treating you?
Drawing from personal experience in the previous relationship with the ex-partner and questioning how they are being treated now


Like the sand she moves with the tide
Comparing the ex-partner's behavior to something that is constantly changing and unpredictable


Your two arms will never keep her satisfied
Implies that no one person can meet the ex-partner's emotional and physical needs


You can't keep her satisfied
Reinforcing the idea that the ex-partner cannot be satisfied by one person


She'll use you just the way she used me too
The ex-partner is using the current partner in the same way they used the person singing the song


But up till now how's my ex treating you?
Asking for an update on how the current relationship with the ex-partner is going




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Comments from YouTube:

zisoul

I wish that Hank Jr's Albums he made in the 1970's before his fall off Ajax Mountain in '75 will be release on CD with all the original album artwork and new liner notes.I'm still lookin' for this album on CD too.Hank Jr's Old School New Rules kicks ass! Peace.

zisoul

I wish Hank Jr's Albums from the 1970's before his fall off Ajax Mountain,MT in 1975 will be release on CD with the original artworks & new liner notes.His Old School-New Rules CD Album rocks a storm. Peace.

Randy H

Love both Hank & Jerry. I'm blessed no ex Just the same GREAT GIRL 40+ years

Charles Shipp

This shit rocked my soul . Damn if I could say you told me so but gotta do it right

S James

What a great feeling it is to wake up in the morning and see a picture of My---EX on the side of a milk-carton

William Beil

That's funny

Allen Lockington

hahaahahaha

Kevin Parker

true lmfao

eyoung2289

sounds like the killer had some influence here...good stuff.

Cathy Collum

Love Jr but NOBODY sings this song like Jerry Lee

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