Said the closest she’d be was around

And now she was leaving cause she couldn’t fight

My honky tonk merry go round

If it was a woman she’d know what to do

But she couldn’t take being put down

My bottles and bar rooms night after night

Of my honky tonk merry go round

Cause my pay checks still buys tickets that come in flip top cans

My silver dimes still strike up that old juke box band

Where once rode a king now sad lonely clown

Is riding a honky tonk merry go round

So she left me and I thought well maybe that’s good

I won’t feel so guilty tonight

But some how some where something went wrong

With my complete honky tonk life

Cause my pay checks still buys tickets that come in flip top cans

My silver dimes still strike up that old juke box band

Where once rode a king now sad lonely clown

Is riding a honky tonk merry go round

Is riding a honky tonk merry go round