Honky Tonk Song

Album: I Lived to Tell It All (1996)
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  • I saw those blue lights flashin' over my left shoulder
    He walked right up and said get off that riding mower
    I said sir let me explain before you put me in the tank
    She took my keys away and now she won't drive me to drink
    I need a honky tonk song a cold cold beer
    A hardwood floor a smoky atmosphere
    A pocket full of change to last me all night long
    I gotta hear old Hank a moanin' a honky tonk song

    He didn't show me much compassion when I tried to walk that line
    As he put those handcuffs on me I said give me one more try
    He never even cracked a smile when he threw me in the car
    So I said sir if you don't mind oh would you drop me off in a bar
    I need a honky tonk song
    I gotta hear old Hank a moanin' a honky tonk song Writer/s: BUCK PEDDY, MEL TILLIS
    Publisher: HORI PRO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP , Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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