[Verse 1] My grandmother owned a nightclub on the ArkansasOklahoma line Momma put me on a greyhound, and I went To stay with her in the summertime Id box up those empty long necks and stackem in the back and make A hand Then at night shed let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band Yes, I have sacked some quarterbacks and broke my share of bones along the way I knew it wouldnt Last forever, semipro always means semipaid I started climbing drilling rig, Im oil field trash and Proud as I can be Then I took my songs and guitar and sangem to a man from Tennessee [Chorus] Ive played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena Every corn dog fair and rodeo And sold out every basketball arena I like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Baghdad city Too I am a red, white and blue blood graduate of honkytonk U [Verse 2] A star cant burn forever, and the brightest ones will someday lose their shine But the glass wont Ever be half empty in my optimistic mind Ill still have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and Play it loud As long as theres a bar room with a corner stage and a honkytonk crowd [Chorus] Ive played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena Every corn dog fair and rodeo And sold out ever basketball arena I like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Baghdad city Too Son Im a red, white, and blue blood graduate of honkytonk U Thats right a red, white, and blue Blood graduate of honkytonk U
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