Honky Tonk Flame

I was out of my mind the first night we met

I was feeling lonely and blue

I'd just moved to the country to get me some rest

The city can put a hurtin' on you

Especially a fella from eastern Kentucky

Without a penny or a worth to his name

Wasting his life on a burnin' desire

And chasing that honky tonk flame

You were soft on the eyes and a Hymn on the hearing

Leaving me helpless of lines

To get you to listen to the way I was feelin'

And the plans I had made for our night

Hold on now buddy won't ya wait up a minute

You're mistaken if you think I'm the same

As them skirts you've been chasin' all over town

Along with that honky tonk flame

I'm a woman with a love so true

Truth of the matter I'd give it to you

You just got to slow down, quit actin' that way

Burnin' your barn in this honky tonk flame

You were sweet to the touch

And a touch for the takin'

The minute I learned how to breathe

Finally found out that the love of a woman

Who loved me was all that I'd need

Still on the road cause I ain't good for nothin'

Except writing the songs that I sing

Beating them strings like they're owing me money

And chasing that honky tonk flame

But I got me a woman with a love so true

Darlin' to me but that's missus to you

All I did was slow down and quit actin' insane

Burnin' my barn in this honky tonk flame