MY GRANDMOTHER
OWNED A NIGHTCLUB
ON THE ARKANSAS
OKLAHOMA LINE
MAMA PUT ME
ON A GREYHOUND
AND I WENT TO STAY
WITH HER
IN THE SUMMERTIME
I'D BOX UP THOSE
EMPTY LONGNECKS
AND STACK 'EM
IN THE BACK
AND MAKE A HAND
THEN AT NIGHT
SHE'D LET ME SNEAK OUT
OF THE KITCHEN
AND SIT IN
WITH THE BAND
YES I HAVE SACKED
SOME QUARTERBACKS
AND BROKE MY SHARE
OF BONES
ALONG THE WAY
I KNEW IT WOULDN'T
LAST FOREVER
SEMI-PRO
ALL WEST
MEANS SEMI PAY
I STARTED CLIMBIN'
DRILLIN' RIGS
I'M OIL FIELD TRASH
AND PROUD
AS I CAN BE
YEAH
THEN I TOOK MY SONGS
AND GUITAR
AND SANG 'EM
TO A MAN
FROM TENNESSEE
I'VE PLAYED
EVERY BEER JOINT
TAVERN
FROM NEW YORK CITY
OUT TO PASADENA
EVERY CORN DOG FAIR
AND RODEO
AND SOLD OUT
EVERY BASKETBALL
ARENA
LIKE TO GET DOWN
WITH MY BOYS
IN AFGHANISTAN
AND BAGHDAD CITY TOO
I AM A
RED WHITE AND BLUE
BLOOD GRADUATE
OF HONKY TONK U
6 BAR
BREAK
A STAR CAN'T BURN
FOREVER
AND THE BRIGHTEST ONES
WILL SOMEDAY
LOSE THEIR SHINE
BUT THE GLASS
WON'T EVER BE
HALF EMPTY
IN MY OPTIMISTIC MIND
I'LL STILL HAVE A SONG
TO SING
AND A BAND
TO TURN IT UP
AND PLAY IT LOUD
AS LONG AS THERE'S
A BAR ROOM
WITH A CORNER STAGE
AND A HONKY TONK
CROWD
I'VE PLAYED
EVERY BEER JOINT
TAVERN
FROM NEW YORK CITY
OUT TO PASADENA
EVERY CORN DOG FAIR
AND RODEO
AND SOLD OUT
EVERY BASKETBALL
ARENA
I LIKE TO GET DOWN
WITH MY BOYS
IN AFGHANISTAN
AND BAGHDAD CITY TOO
SON I'M A
RED WHITE AND BLUE
BLOOD GRADUATE
OF HONKY TONK U
THAT'S RIGHT
A RED WHITE AND BLUE
BLOOD
GRADUATE OF
HONKY TONK U