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Close Up the Honky Tonks Lyrics by Radney Foster

Red Hot + Country

1994

She's in some honky tonk tonight, I know
She's dancing where the music's loud and lights are low
In a crowded bar, she likes to hang around
And as long as there's a honky tonk, she'll never settle down
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
And maybe the one I love will come back to me
I wish I had the power to turn back the time
And live again the hours when she was all mine
Lord, it hurts to see her running with that crowd downtown
And as long as there's a honky tonk, she'll never settle down
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
Close up the honky tonk, throw away the key
And maybe the one I love will come back to me
Maybe the one I love will come back to me
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Radney Foster

Radney Foster

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"Close Up the Honky Tonks" appears on "Red Hot + Country" in 1994.

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