Honky Tonk Heroes

written by Billy Soe Shaver

performed by Waylon Jennings.

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Verse 1:

Low down leaving sun,i've done

Did everything that needs done

Woe is me,why can't i see

I best be leaving well enough alone

Them neon black nights,couldn't stay out of fights

Them keep a-huanting me memories

There is one in every crowd,for crying out loud

Why was it always turning out be me

Where does it go,the good Lord only knows

It seems like it was just the other day

I was down at Green Gables,hawking them tables

And generally blowing all my hard earned pay

Piano rolled blues,danced holes in my shoes

There weren't another other way to be

For loveable losers,no luck can't boozers

And honky tonk heroes like me

Chorus.

Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.

Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr