Honky Tonk U
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My grandmother owned a nightclub on the Arkansas-Oklahoma line
Mama 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 wouldn't last forever, semi-pro always means semi-pay
I started climbin' drillin' rigs, I'm
Oilfield trash as proud as I can be, yeah
Then I took my songs and guitar and sang 'em to a man from Tennessee
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 honky-tonk U
A star can't burn forever and the brightest
Ones will someday lose their shine
But the glass won't 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 barroom with a
Corner stage and a honky-tonk crowd
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
Son, I'm a red, white, and blue blood graduate of honky-tonk U
That's right, a red, white, and blue blood graduate of honky-tonk U