Toby Keith - Honkytonk U Lyrics
My grandmother owned a night clubOn the Arkansas-Oklahoma lineMama put me on a GreyhoundAnd I went to stay with her in the summertimeI'd box up those empty long-necksAnd stack 'em in the back and make a hamThen at night she'd let me sneak outOf the kitchen and let me sit in with the bandYes, I have sacks and quarterbacksAnd broke my share of bones along the wayI knew it wouldn't last foreverSemi-pro always means semi-payedI started climbing drilling rigsI'm oil field trash and proud as I can be, yeahThen I took my songs and guitarAnd sang 'em for a man from TennesseeI've played every beer joint tavernFrom New York City out to PasadenaEvery corn dog fair and rodeoAnd sold out every basketball arenaLike to get down with my boysIn Afghanistan and Baghdad City tooI am a red, white and blue bloodGraduate of Honky Tonk UA star can't burn foreverAnd the brightest ones will someday lose their shineBut the glass won't ever beHalf empty in my optimistic mindI'll still have a song to singAnd a band to turn it up and play it loudAs long as there's a bar roomWith a corner stage and a honky tonk crowdI've played every beer joint tavernFrom New York City out to PasadenaEvery corn dog fair and rodeoAnd sold out every basketball arenaI like to get down with my boysIn Afghanistan and Baghdad City tooSon, I'm a red, white and blue bloodGraduate of Honky Tonk U