(I've Always Been) Honky Tonk Crazy - Keith Whitley

There may no be a Superbowl in 2083 Cars and trains and video games will all be history The world just keeps on changing, Things come and then they go Nothing lasts forever except one thing I know. There'll always be a honky tonk With a jukebox in the corner And someone crying in their beer And one old hanger-oner And a lady looking lonely From a losing love affair Yeah. there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere. Yeah, there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere. There may be factories on the moon And farming out in space It seems there's nothing here on earth That something won't replace But as long as there's a broken heart There'll be a place to go Where good ole boys meet good ole girls And the wine and music flow. There'll always be a honky tonk With a jukebox in the corner And someone crying in their beer And one old hanger-oner And a lady looking lonely From a losing love affair Yeah, there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere. Yeah, there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere. There'll always be a honky tonk With a jukebox in the corner And someone crying in their beer And one old hanger-oner And a lady looking lonely From a losing love affair Yeah, there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere. Yeah, there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere...

I've always been crazy and the trouble that it's put me through I've been busted for things that I did, and I didn't do I can't say I'm proud of all of the things that I've done But I can say I've never intentionally hurt anyone I've always been different with one foot over the line Winding up somewhere one step ahead or behind It ain't been so easy but I guess I shouldn't complain I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane Beautiful lady are you sure that you understand The chances your taking loving a free living man Are you really sure you really want what you see Be careful of something that's just what you want it to be I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane Nobody knows if it's something to bless or to blame So far I ain't found a rhyme or a reason to change I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane

Woman left me with the blues And I know just how I got 'em I see a fifth of Jimmy Beam I'm gonna drink it to the bottom I ain't tryna hurt nobody I ain't prone to give a damn I got me nothin' left to lose I'm in a honky-tonk mood I'm in a honky-tonk mood That's where I'll be all night If anybody's lookin' for me Look for a neon light, oh We're playin' here tonight And then I'm playin' here tomorrow I got a whiskey and a tune I'm in a honky-tonk mood If I get to gettin' loud Don't you worry 'bout it, boys 'Cause gettin' over this heartache Is gonna make a little noise If I start to dancin' 'round Don't try and pull me off the floor I'm just a-kickin' up my boots I'm in a honky-tonk mood I'm in a honky-tonk mood That's where I'll be all night If anybody's lookin' for me Look for a neon light, oh We're playin' here tonight And then I'm playin' here tomorrow I got a whiskey and a tune I'm in a honky-tonk mood I got a whiskey and a tune I'm in a honky-tonk mood

(Arthur Leo Owens - Sanger D. Shafer) She'd be hurt if she knew I was drinking Cause one's too much and twelve just ain't enough She knows how it messes up my thinking How it makes me look for someone else to love. I get honky tonk amnesia And I forget where all my love belongs I get honky tonk amnesia And sometimes it lasts all night long. --- Instrumental --- She'll accept my story without question About the overtime I'm puttin' in If someone calls she'll tell them that I'm resting While I wonder what I've done and where I've been. I get honky tonk amnesia And I forget where all my love belongs I get honky tonk amnesia And sometimes it lasts all night long. And sometimes it lasts all night long...

Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair With the roses so red and the lilies so fair And the myrtle so bright with the emerald hue The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue. Oh I'll dance, I will sing and my laugh shall be gay I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway When I woke from my dreaming, my idol was clay All portion of love had all flown away. Oh. he taught me to love him and promised to love And to cherish me over all others above How my heart is now wond'ring no mis'ry can tell He's left me no warning, no words of farewell. Oh, he taught me to love him and called me his flower That was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower...

Somewhere between your heart and mine There's a window, I can't see through There's a wall so high, it reaches the sky Somewhere between me and you I love you so much, I can't let you go And sometimes I believe you love me But somewhere between your heart and mine There's a door without any key Somewhere between your heart and mine There's a window, I can't see through There's a wall so high, it reaches the sky Somewhere between me and you Somewhere between your heart and mine There's a love that I don't understand It's there for a while then it fades like a smile And I'm left in the middle again Somewhere between your heart and mine There's a window, I can't see through There's a wall so high, it reaches the sky Somewhere between me and you Somewhere between me and you

The Birmingham Turnaround (Keith Whitley) Caught a plane to Birmingham Leaving you was my plan Then head on south by any means Thought I might blend in 'round New Orleans But when the plane got off the ground I saw your face in a cloud Saw your tears out on the wing Don't guess my heart was free to leave Birmingham would have to wait for a little later date And I said I'd see you later New Orleans 'Cause I knew my rambling ways had seen their better days And suddenly I had a change in dreams Caught a plane from Birmingham Back in your arms is where I am At times we laugh and talk about The day I did The Birmingham Turnaround Birmingham would have to wait for a little later date And I said I'd see you later New Orleans 'Cause I knew my rambling ways had seen their better days And suddenly I had a change in dreams Caught a plane from Birmingham Back in your arms is where I am At times we laugh and talk about The day I did The Birmingham Turnaround And now we laugh and talk about The day I did The Birmingham Turnaround

Everything is silent Night upon the rocks I'm over by the roadhouse With them rusted engine blocks A ghost town with a gold mine A pick axe in my head I'm beggin', mama, please move over Kick them stones out of my bed I met my sister Sandra With them jewels and the cross Eyes on my lever now She paint with chili sauce I cannot do no business With your candle lit in red I'm beggin', mama, please move over Kick them stones out of my bed Kick them stones out of my bed [Incomprehensible] them stones out of my bed I'm beggin', mama, please move over Take you in my belly Sure as night is black I take you for religion Like the skin across my back When I'm buried in your thighs girl I could understand You gotta tell me just for once now You ain't got no other plan You ain't got no other plan You gotta tell me just for once sister You ain't got no other man So meet me at the junction I'll buy you one last 'round Let me in on something Before I leave this town Well, we used to have a password, girl And now I can't recall You gotta tell me was it love Or some high grade alcohol Some high grade alcohol You gotta tell me was it love Or some high grade alcohol Kick them stones out of my bed [Incomprehensible] stones out of my bed I'm begging, mama, please move over