Well I'm a honky-tonk man and I can't seem to stop I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box But when my money's all gone, I'm on the telephone singing Hey hey mama, can your daddy come home Well now I'm living wild and dangerously But I've got plenty of company The moon comes up and the sun goes down Well I can't wait to see the lights of town 'Cause I'm a honky-tonk man and I can't seem to stop I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box But when my money's all gone, I'm on the telephone singing Hey hey mama, can your daddy come home Well, I'm a honky-tonk man and I can't seem to stop I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box But when my money's all gone, I'm on the telephone singing Hey hey mama, can your daddy come home Hey now, a pretty little girl and a jug of wine Well that's what it takes to make a honky-tonk time With the juke box moaning those honky-tonk sounds Well I can't wait to lay my money down 'Cause I'm a honky-tonk man and I can't seem to stop I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box But when my money's all gone, I'm on the telephone singing Hey hey mama, can your daddy come home I'm a honky-tonk man and I can't seem to stop I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box But when my money's all gone, I'm on the telephone singing Hey hey mama, can your daddy come home

I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I make my running 'round at night I had the blues this morning I had the blues all day today I had the blues this morning I had the blues all day today But when the sun goes down I'm gonna tuck my blues away, away that's what I said Boy tuck away I mean my heart starts beatin' When the sun starts sinking low Lord my heart starts beatin' When that sun starts sinking low When the shadows fall I know it's time to go, going on I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I do my running 'round, 'round at night, alright

Ever been to Bakersfield I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I get my rest in the day time I do my runnin' around at night I had the blues this morning Had the blues all day today I had the blues this morning Had the blues all day today Well, I wish a tornado Come and blow my blues away, away That's what I said, take 'em away Sounds like Roy Yeah And then my heart starts beatin' When that sun starts sinkin' low Well, my heart starts beatin' When that sun starts sinkin' low When the shadows fall I know it's time for me to go Billy Powell on the piano Oh Barry, play me some Dobro I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I get my rest in the day time I do my runnin' around, round at night I get my rest in the day time Get's that old love sweet stuff at night

I'm gonna spend it, yeah 'Cause I earned it, yeah Forty hour week, ten hours overtime Sitting in traffic, working all the time Gonna drink it, yeah I'll make it worth it, yeah Straight from the bank to the honky-tonk Burning a hole Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? I got cash, yeah Should I save it, no 'Cause I'm buying rams like I'm crazy Two for one for the ladies 'Cause they're fine, yeah We'll be going all night Straight from the bank to the honky-tonk Burning a hole Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? So drink it, yeah And spend it, yeah 'Cause we're climbing that ladder Punching that clock So raise them up Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? Oh yeah, babe

Walked through them double doors Ordered up a double Crown Saw an angel looking at me So, I sat down Talked for a couple songs Heartbreaks and hometowns Slid a little closer Thinkin' I would come around Had to tell her, baby It ain't you I just got something I gotta do Tonight I just wanna whiskey And sit here alone Flip through the pictures of the memories on my phone And jukebox some Whitley 'Til the lights come on You look so right, but girl, it feels so wrong I thought I could show up, get drunk, and get this heartbreak gone But tonight, I need a raincheck on moving on She said, Boy, that's okay I've seen that look before Ain't ever easy when you Watch 'em walk out the door So I bought her a round Said, "Have a good night" Maybe I'll be good next time Tonight I just wanna whiskey And sit here alone Flip through the pictures of the memories on my phone And jukebox some Whitley 'Til the lights come on You look so right, but girl, it feels so wrong I thought I could show up, get drunk, and get this heartbreak gone But tonight, I need a raincheck on moving on Yeah, tonight I need a raincheck on moving on Letting go Getting close Maybe tomorrow I don't know But tonight, I just wanna whiskey And sit here alone Flip through the pictures of the memories on my phone And jukebox some Whitley 'Till the lights come on You look so right, but girl, it feels so wrong I thought I could show up, get drunk, and get this heartbreak gone But tonight, I need a raincheck on moving on, oh Yeah, tonight I need a raincheck on moving on

I've been blessed and I have sinned Wear the scars of where I've been Lucky to be alive and breathe In this midnight air I swear you're right here Get the chills on my skin And that's when I get this feeling You're shinin' down on me, showing me the way Angel in the night here to save the day Like a light out of the dark, straight across the sky Up there in that starlight, starlight tonight Yeah, tonight Runnin' down this dream Up against this road Sometimes the only thing that I got Keeps me movin' on Right where I need to be No matter where I go Never too far from home Got you shinin' down on me, showing me the way Angel in the night here to save the day Like a light out of the dark, straight across the sky Up there in that starlight, starlight tonight Oh, tonight To the good that die young Fighters for the freedom fought that keeps me free And all the heroes in my heart who taught me to believe And that's why I believe in things I can't see Shinin' down on me, showing me the way Angel in the night here to save the day Like a light out of the dark, straight across the sky Up there in that starlight, starlight tonight Yeah, up there in that starlight, starlight tonight Yeah, tonight Shinin' down on me