Beasts of Burden and Honkytonk Women
...Angie and Ruby, the Honky Tonk Women,
wanted to paint the honkytonk. Their heads started swimmin'
when I says, "Ruby, Tuesday's a good day to paint.
It should be sunny, but e...
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Categories:
honkytonk, humor, music,
Form: Rhyme
My Astral Travelling
...My soul leaves sixteen minutes after I reach the bed.
It’s not that I have it timed, it’s that I know
Without knowing how I know
Hear those gentle puffy breaths?
They come from my body, automati...
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Categories:
honkytonk, spiritual,
Form: Narrative
Lune -- Silence
...old honkytonk piano
the ghosts of your notes
hover above you
silence becomes longing
for rhythm and rollicking songs
lost to time....
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Categories:
honkytonk, memory, music, time,
Form: Verse
We Got Tonight
...Friday night beneath the blue neon lights
A honkytonk bar near surrounding heights
Full of cigarette smoke and loud music,
Boilermakers of whiskey and beer... winning trick.
Th...
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Categories:
honkytonk, dance, music,
Form: Rhyme
The Cryin Clown
...There's a well traveled "Broken Heart Lane"
On the outskirts of my hometown
People come from miles around
Sharing misery from love in vain
A honkytonk where sad songs flow
Underneath a flashin...
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Categories:
honkytonk, drink, heartbreak, lost love,
Form: Lyric
Cool Nights Asparkin' Sally Ann
...Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:11 am
Cool Nights Asparkin' Sally Ann
Hard days work completed , done my best
driving home on Saturday for a short rest
Later a quick show...
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Categories:
honkytonk, change, first love, memory,
Form: Rhyme