Gord Bamford - Honkeytonks And Heartaches lyrics

rate me

(Gord Bamford/Byron Hill)

i walked in and sat down, ordered me a drink

tried to wash away the fool i‘d been

i was drowning my regrets, trying to forget

the crazy things i’d said to you again

sitting there beside me was a grey haired older man

watching as i threw that double down

he said son don’ t drink so fast, make that whiskey last

theres lessons to be learned just look around

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he said honky-tonks and heartaches

alcohol and bad breaks

they’ll teach you things that you don’t understand

a bar’s a place to study

about love and life and money

and this old stool will humble any man

it might seem like the bitter end

from the outside looking in

but it’s ok to live and learn the hardway

that’s the school of honky-tonks and heartaches

i told him all about you and all about our fight

how everything i said just came out wrong

he just sat and listened to my convoluted wisdom

i knew i asn’t fooling him at all

he said son you’re mighty clever, you’ve got it figured out

but your common sense took a backseat to your pride

then all at once it hit me and it wasn’t just the whiskey

a burning feeling told me he was right

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a bar’s a place to study

about love and life and money

and this old stool will humble any man

it might seem like the bitter end

from the outside looking in

but it’s ok to live and learn the hardway

that’s the school of honky-tonks and heartaches

sitting there beside me was a grey haired older man

watching as i threw that double down