Honkytonk U

My grandmother owned a nightclub on the arkansas-okahoma line

momma put me on a greyhound, and I went

to stay with her in the summertime

I'd box up those empty longnecks 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 wouldnt

last forever, semi-pro always means semi-paid

I started climbin' drillin' rig, I'm oil field trash and

proud as I can be

then I took my songs and guitar and sang'em to a man from tennesse

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

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 wont

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