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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hank Thompson
Vocals
Bert Rivera
Steel Guitar
Big Red Hayes
Fiddle
Billy Stewart
Bass
Billy Young Gray
Guitar
Bob White
Fiddle
Curly Chalker
Steel Guitar
Gil Baca
Piano
Little Red Hayes
Fiddle
Wayma "Pee Wee" Whitewing
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Arleigh Alton Carter
Songwriter
William L. Warren
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ken Nelson
Producer
Lyrics
You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you
You asked me not to call you on the phone
But there's something I'm wanting to tell you
So, I wrote it in the words of this song
I didn't know God made honky-tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went back to the wild side of life
The glamor of the gay nightlife has lured you
To the places where the wine and liquor flows
Where you wait to be anybody's baby
And forget the truest love you'll ever know
I didn't know God made honky-tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went back to the wild side of life
Writer(s): Arlie A. Carter, Warren
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