"Honky-Tonk Heart" lyrics

"Honky-Tonk Heart"

Your honky-tonk heart would rather be where
The jukebox is playing and smoke fills the air
Where dim lights are burning and the wine flows so free
Your honky-tonk heart can't belong to me

Now, you could have diamonds and sweethearts galore
But you'd rather dance on a honky-tonk floor
And drink the red wine that you loved from the start
Just another transfusion for your honky-tonk heart

Now, I learned to love you and I've waited so long
But you'll never change and I know I was wrong
Your honky-tonk heart can never be mine
It belongs to a bar and a small neon sign

Where broken hearts gather to try and forget
A world full of sorrow, remorse and regret
Darling, that's where I found you and that's where we'll part
You're a honky-tonk angel with a honky-tonk heart


Writer(s): Ralph Smith
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