<P> The music video was directed by Ethan Russell and premiered in early 1989 . In the video, Hank Williams Jr. performs the song by himself in an old house on a stormy night . After the first chorus, he hears vocals coming from behind a door near him . He then opens the door to discover his father, Hank Williams Sr., playing the song with his band (from old footage of a performance). At the end of the video, Hank Jr. walks through the door and magically appears by his father's side to finish the song together . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1989) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1989) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr>

There's a tear in my beer hank williams jr and sr