If the Whole World Was a Honky Tonk

(Bryon Simpson, Ashley Gorley, Wade Kirby)



If the whole world was a honky-tonk,

And it revolved around an old jukebox,

We'd tell our troubles to the bar,

Over cryin' steel guitars,

And soon they'd all be gone

Yeah, if you asked me what I thought,

I'd say, ''We'd be better off,

If the whole world was a honky-tonk.''



You could smoke that cigarette,

An' be politically incorrect

Show off that red 'round your neck

Not hear a single soul object

Wouldn't need no lawyers to decide,

Who is wrong and who is right

No need for big expensive trials

Brother, we'd just step outside.



If the whole world was a honky-tonk,

And it revolved around an old jukebox,

We'd tell our troubles to the bar,

Over cryin' steel guitars,

And soon they'd all be gone

If you asked me what I thought,

I'd say, ''We'd be better off,

If the whole world was a honky-tonk.''



Wouldn't have to pay no tax,

Just set a tip jar in the back

If we ran low we'd pass the hat,

I bet we'd all be in the black,

If the whole world was a honky-tonk.



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And if you're lookin' for love,

Someone to heal that broken heart

Hey buddy, you'd be in luck

You wouldn't have to go that far.



If the whole world was a honky-tonk,

And it revolved around an old jukebox,

We'd tell our troubles to the bar,

Over cryin' steel guitars,

And soon they'd all be gone

If you asked me what I thought,

I'd say, ''We'd be better off,

If the whole world was a honky-tonk.''



Life would be a three-chord song,

And the king would be George Jones,

If the whole world was a honky-tonk...



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