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Honky Tonk U

In the style of

Toby Keith

Lyrics

my grandmother
owned a nightclub
on the
arkansas-oklahoma
line

mama put me
on a greyhound
and i went
to stay with her
in the summertime

i'd box up those
empty long-necks
and stack 'em
in the back
and bake a ham

then at night
she'd let me
sneak out
of the kitchen
and sit in
with the band

yes i have sacked
some quarterbacks
and broke my share
of bones
along the way

i knew it wouldn't
last forever
semipro always means
semi-paid

i started climbin'
drillin' rigs
i'm oil-field trash
and proud
as i can be yeah

then i took my songs
and guitar
and sang 'em to a man
from tennessee

i've played every
beer-joint tavern
from new york city
out to pasadena
every corn-dog fair
and rodeo
and sold out every
basketball arena

like to get down
with my boys
in afghanistan
and baghdad city too
i am a red
white and blue-blood
graduate of
honky-tonk "u"

a star can't
burn forever and
the brightest ones
will someday
lose their shine

but the glass
won't ever be
half empty
in my
optimistic mind

i'll still have
a song to sing
and a band to
turn it up
and play it loud

as long as
there's a barroom
with a
corner stage
and a
honky-tonk crowd

i've played every
beer-joint tavern
from new york city
out to pasadena
every corn-dog fair
and rodeo
and sold out every
basketball arena

i like to get down
with my boys
in afghanistan and
baghdad city too
son i'm a red
white and blue-blood
graduate of
honky-tonk "u"

that's right a red
white and blue-blood
graduate of
honky-tonk "u"

Details

• Duration : 3:32
• Key : D
• Genre : Country
• Year released : 2005
• Language : English

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