Honky Tonk U

Intro:   ()  ()  () () () ()  () () () () ()   ()   ()   () My grand()mother owned a night club On the () Arkansas () Oklahoma () line Mama put me on a Greyhound And I went to stay with her in the summer()time I’d () box up those empty long-necks And () stack ’em in the () back and make a () hand () 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   Semi-pro always means semi-pa()yed I () started climbing drilling 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 Tenness()ee I’ve played () every beer joint tavern   From () New York City () out to Pasad()ena   Every corn dog fair and rodeo And sold out every basketball ar()ena Like to () get down with my boys   In Af()ghanistan and () Baghdad City () too () I am a () red white and () blue blood () Graduate of () Honky Tonk () U Repeat Intro () 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 bar room With a () corner stage and a () honky tonk () crowd I’ve played () every beer joint tavern   From () New York City () out to Pasad()ena   Every corn dog fair and rodeo And sold out every basketball ar()ena Like to () get down with my boys   In Af()ghanistan 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