I left one morning from Oakland on the San Francisco Bay.
A knapsack on the back and I throwed my money away.
I started back to Virginia,
2000 miles to go
and I honky-tonked all the way back to the state of Virginia.
I
stopped by in Phoenix in an Arizona dive.
I found a woman, Mary,
who turned me on inside.
Then on to Dallas where the Texas tea does flow
and I honky-tonk every step of that old road.
Yes, I honky-tonk every step of the way.
I needed smiles and sunshine,
some loving tucked
away.
The wine kept right on flowing and the sun never let me down.
And I honky-tonk, yes,
I honky-tonk,
well,
I honky-tonk every step of that old road.
I stopped off in Lexington down to blast a cigarette.
I watched the horses running and I saw those suckers bet.
Of course,
I dropped a fin or two on a crippled bag of bone,
but I honky-tonked all the way back home.
Yes, I honky-tonk every step of the way.
I needed smiles and sunshine,
some loving tucked away.
The wine kept right on flowing and the sun never let me down.
And I honky-tonk,
yes,
I honky-tonk,
well,
I honky-tonk every step of that old road.