He's in some honky tonk tonight I know
He's dancing where the music's loud
And lights are low
In a crowded bar he likes to hang around
And as long as there's a honky tonk
He'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 he was all mine
But it hurts to see him running
With that crowd down town
But as long as there's a honky tonk
He'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
And maybe the one I love
Will come back to me