She stood there with tears in her beautiful eyes
Said the closest she'd be was around
And now she was leaving cause she couldn't fight
My honky tonk merry go round

If it was a woman she'd know what to do
But she couldn't take being put down
My bottles and bar rooms night after night
Of my honky tonk merry go round

Cause my pay checks still buys tickets that come in flip top cans
My silver dimes still strike up that old juke box band
Where once rode a king now sad lonely clown
Is riding a honky tonk merry go round

So she left me and I thought well maybe that’s good
I won’t feel so guilty tonight
But some how some where something went wrong
With my complete honky tonk life
Is riding a honky tonk merry go round