But there's no better place to play
Well, he packed his guitar and his bar room tan
He picked up his bag and left this motel room
Well, he left a life behind him in some old trailer park
His heart is pumping fast, he's got no cares
His face feels like a crazy pavement
He packed his guitar and left the hotel room
Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop
It's a honky tonk engagement
Gotta get some miles behind him as fast as he can
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe
But as the night approaches, a change is in the air
Well, he's gonna write a letter and try to explain
But something keeps him moving, living on through the night
His head held high but his heart is on its knees
He's getting crazed out every day
He had the DT's for breakfast, the shakes till noon
It's getting more lined every day
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop
It's a honky tonk engagement
They tried to make it work, it was ruined from the start
She says he's too old to have these growing pains
He had to shake the rust, it became the time to leave, yeah, woh
His mind feels like crazy pavement
The music befriends him, it can take him anywhere, yeah
But there's no better place to play
He's had the DT's for breakfast, the chills till noon
Another destination, some place else to play
