I'VE MADE SOME GOOD FRIENDS AND I'VE HAD SOME BAD FIGHTS
AND I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF WASTED NIGHTS
I'VE SEEN HUSBANDS TAKE THE RING OFF THEIR HAND

AND I'VE SEEN A WOMAN CHEAT ON HER MAN

YEA I'VE HAD A FEW PAYCHECKS BLOWN

IN THE NAME OF A GOOD TIME AND DON'T YOU KNOW...

CHORUS

IT ALL HAPPENED IN A HONKY TONK
SOME ROADSIDE JOINT FULL OF COUNTRY SONGS
LAUGHIN' AND CRYIN', MISERY AND FUN

AND EVERY KIND OF DRINKIN' THAT'S EVER BEEN DONE
YEAH IVE SEEN A LOT OF LIFE LIVED
AND IT ALL HAPPENED IN A HONKY TONK LIKE THIS


I SING THESE SONGS AND I PLAY THIS GUITAR
BUT I AIN'T THE FIRST ONE TO CHASE THIS STAR

SO HERE'S TO THE HEROES OF THIS REDNECK WORLD
WAYLON AND WILLIE, HANK AND MERLE


THEY TRAVELED ROUND WITH A FIVE PIECE BAND
AND I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE THIS MUSIC BEGAN


CHORUS
IT ALL HAPPENED IN A HONKY TONK
SOME ROADSIDE JOINT FULL OF COUNTRY SONGS

LAUGHIN' AND CRYIN', MISERY AND FUN
AND EVERY KIND OF DRINKIN' THAT'S EVER BEEN DONE
YEAH IVE SEEN A LOT OF LIFE LIVED

AND IT ALL HAPPENED IN A HONKY TONK LIKE THIS

REPEAT CHORUS

IT ALL HAPPENED IN A HONKY TONK
SOME ROADSIDE JOINT FULL OF COUNTRY SONGS
LAUGHIN' AND CRYIN', MISERY AND FUN

AND EVERY KIND OF DRINKIN' THAT'S EVER BEEN DONE
YOU KNOW IVE SEEN A LOT OF LIFE LIVED
AND IT ALL HAPPENED IN A HONKY TONK LIKE THIS