Neon lights are flickerin' casting shadows long
A dusty jukebox playin' that same lonesome song
Bartender's pourin' doubles trying to ease the pain
But nothing drowns the memory of you leavin' on that train.
The dance floor's full of couples two-steppin' in the night
But every time I see 'em I just can't hold you tight
Whiskey shots and barroom brawls don't fill the empty space
Where your love once lingered now it's just a ghostly trace.
In this honky tonk heartache I'm barely gettin' by
With a shattered heart and teardrops fallin' from my eyes
Every strum of the guitar echoes my despair
In this honky tonk heartache without you life's unfair.
Cowboy hat pulled low to hide the tears I cry
Cigarette smoke swirling can't mask the reasons why
Friends try to console me say I'll find someone new
But they don't know the agony of losin' love so true.
The clock keeps slowly ticking but time stands still for me
Thoughts of you keep haunting like a sad old melody
I drown my sorrows nightly in this dive bar's glow
Longing for the days when love was all we'd ever know.
In this honky tonk heartache I'm barely gettin' by
With a shattered heart and teardrops fallin' from my eyes
Every strum of the guitar echoes my despair
In this honky tonk heartache without you life's unfair.
In this honky tonk heartache without you life's unfair.