Honkytonk U

My grandmother owned a nightclub

On the Arkansas-Oklahoma line

Momma 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 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-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 Honkytonk 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 bar room

With a corner stage and a honkytonk crowd

I've played every beer joint tavern

From New York City out to Pasadena

Every corn dog fair and rodeo

And sold out ever 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 Honkytonk U

That's right, a red, white, and blue blood

Graduate of Honkytonk U