Honky Tonk Hell

Eighteen wheeler, backroad dealer
Hundred different ways to ride
If you’da seen what I seen, done what I done
You’d be lookin' for a place to hide
Even if I had a shiny silver dollar
Every time I missed the promised land
I’d still be two bucks shy at the back of the line
'Cause they ain’t never gonna let me in
Oh lordy, when my pride got the best of me
When my pride got the best of me
I was a stuck-up, no good son of a gun
Until the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
Tried to make the whole world see
Foolish pride begone, glory Saint Mary
Hallelujah, let me be
Well, cold hard money, and cash and clothes
Livin' it up every day
A weekend trip down to Vegas
Right up until the repo came
There I was on the ground with the shit comin' down
'Til I saw a shimmering light
Lady luck in her two-piece bikini
Come to fly me home through the night
Lordy, when the dealer got a hold of me
When the dealer got a hold of me
I was a rollin', reelin', two-time cheatin'
'Til the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
And tried to make the whole world see, yeah
Dirty dealin' begone, glory Saint Mary
Hallelujah, let me be, come on
Well, Honky Tonk Hell is a hell of a place
They got a big old dance room hall
Seats reserved for all the folks down in Nashville
For writin' phony-ass country songs
And if people ever get to askin'
Mr. Gabe Lee, how you end up here?
I look 'em dead in the eye and my only reply
Is to hit 'em with a mile-long stare
Lordy, when the devil got a hold of me
When the devil got a hold of me
I felt a black hole way down deep in my heart
Until the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
Tried to make the whole world see, yeah
Punk-ass devil begone, glory Saint Mary
Hallelujah, let me be
Punk-ass devil begone, glory Saint Mary
Hallelujah, hallelujah, let me be