I'm out till four and I'm up at six
And when I wake I have a fix
To try and cure the morning after blues
To help me make it through the day
So I can drink the night awayThat honky tonkin' lifestyle
Will get the best of youI pay my fare and get on the bus
'Cause I lost my keys and I drank too much
The only money I have's in my shoe
I hear the words roll through my head
That my folks and the preacher saidThat honky tonkin' lifestyle
Will get the best of youWell I drink and drink and drink and drink some more
And though I feel high as a kite
I'm laying on the floor
My friends tell me to lose the booze
And then they read the same old newsThat honky tonkin' lifestyle
Will get the best of youI dance, drink liquor, beer, and wine
I try to have a happy time
But by the time I'm thirty I'll be through
I try to turn to God and pray
But when I do I hear him sayThat honky tonkin' lifestyle
Will get the best of you