I've played every beer joint tavern From New York City out to Pasadena Every corn dog fair and rodeo And sold out every basketball arena In Afghanistan and Baghdad City too Graduate of Honky Tonk you My grandmother owned a night club On the

They made rules for fools, so get wise Where were you last night? Dear mummy, dear daddy, You had plans for me, I was your only son. And long before this baby boy could count to three, You knew just what he would become.

Oh, where oh where can my baby be? The Lord took her away from me She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good So I can see my baby when I leave this world. We were out on a date in my daddy's car We hadn't driven very far There in the road, up straight

No, it's not supposed to go like that Tommy found his daddy's gun And Joey had never seen one Real cowboy all dressed up As he held it in his hand Said, "You be good and I'll be bad" Then he pulled the trigger back Stopped little Tommy in his tracks

So all my ladies say hey hey hey daddy Hey hey hey daddy You know your daddy's home (daddy's home) So you ain't got to give my loving away It's time to play (so it's time to play) And I know you've been waiting for this love in your day Is you say

My daddy had a Pontiac on the beiger side of yellow He was a young man then and I was a little fella I'd play in that bench back seat and listen to the songs get sung He couldn't carry a tune in a bucket but he'd sing at the top of his lungs Carry On My

I look around and I see nothing in my neighborhood Not satisfied don't think I'll ever wanna stay for good Packed up my bags, told mom and dad I've gotta go, go And once I do they'll finally see the inner me Walking on the pavement I chip my pride and my

She holds tight to me and the Bible On the back seat of my motorcycle Left her daddy standin' there Preachin' to the choir You see, God love her Oh me and God love her And a preacher's daughter She was baptized in dirty water Her mama cried the first time

Grandma take me home Mom and dad went to a show They dropped me off at Grandpa Joe's I kicked and screamed, said please don't go Had to eat my dinner there Mashed potatos and stuff like that I couldn't chew my meat too good She said, well, don't you

I need your love, I need your love I need your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love Let me love you o-o-o I need your If I love ya love me right back My true feelings pushing on Woman, you love me, can't do without Dadi ladi ram tam, dadi ladi ram tam (Wo o-o-o, wo o-o-o)