If the whole world was a honky-tonk And it revolved around an old jukebox We´d tell our troubles to the Bar Over crying steel guitars
And soon, they´d all be gone Yeah, if you asked me what I thought I´d say: "We´d be better off "If the whole world was a honky-tonk."
You could smoke that cigarette An´ be politically incorrect Show off that red ´round your neck Not hear a single soul object Wouldn´t need no lawyers to decide Who is wrong and who is right No need for big expensive trials Brother, we´d just step outside
If the whole world was a honky-tonk And it revolved around an old jukebox We´d tell our troubles to the Bar
Over crying steel guitars And soon, they´d all be gone Yeah, if you asked me what I thought I´d say: "We´d be better off "If the whole world was a honky-tonk."
Wouldn´t have to pay no tax Just set a tip jar in the back If we ran low, we´d pass the hat I bet we´d all be in the black If the whole world was a honky-tonk
And if you´re looking for love Someone to heal that broken heart Hey, buddy, you´d be in half You wouldn´t have to go that far
If the whole world was a honky-tonk And it revolved around an old jukebox We´d tell our troubles to the Bar Over crying steel guitars And soon, they´d all be gone Yeah, if you asked me what I thought I´d say: "We´d be better off "If the whole world was a honky-tonk."
Life would be a three-chord song And the king would be George Jones If the whole world was a honky-tonk