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Honky Tonk Flame Lyrics by Tyler Childers

Purgatory

2017

[Verse 1]
I was out of my mind the first night we met
I was feeling lonely and blue
I'd just moved to the country to get me some rest
The city can put a hurtin' on you
Especially a fella from eastern Kentucky
Without a penny or a worth to his name
Wasting his life on a burnin' desire
And chasing that honky tonk flame
[Verse 2]
You were soft on the eyes and a Hymn on the hearing
Leaving me helpless of lines
To get you to listen to the way I was feelin'
And the plans that I had made for our night
Hold on now buddy won't ya wait up a minute
You're mistaken if you think I'm the same
As them skirts you've been chasin' all over town
Along with that honky tonk flame
[Chorus]
I'm a woman with a love so true
Truth of the matter I'd give it to you
You just got to slow down, quit actin' that way
Burnin' your barn in this honky tonk flame
[Verse 3]
You were sweet to the touch
And a touch for the takin'
The minute I learned how to breathe
Finally found out that the love of a woman
Who loved me was all that I'd need
Still on the road 'cause I ain't good for nothin'
Except writing the songs that I sing
Beating them strings like they're owing me money
And chasing that honky tonk flame
[Chorus]
But I got me a woman with a love so true
Darlin' to me but that's misses to you
All I did was slow down and quit actin' that way
Burnin' my barn in this honky tonk flame
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Tyler Childers

Tyler Childers

About “Honky Tonk Flame” by Tyler Childers

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"Honky Tonk Flame" is credited to Tyler Childers. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Honky Tonk Flame" appears on "Purgatory" in 2017.

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