He's wrinkled and gray but he's still got the firenAnd he sings on the stage like a bird on a wirenHe'll pack 'em in just like he always didnEverybody loves The Honky Tonk KidnnHe got his first guitar when he was fifteennThirstin' for knowledge, all hungry and greennStrummin' that six string just like Lefty didnEverybody loves The Honky Tonk Kidnn[Chorus:]nWell the Honky Tonk Kid loves a honky tonk crowdnHe picks them up when this world gets them downnAll the smoke and the neon keep his pain herenNobody knows The Honky Tonk KidnnTen million fans and a hand full of friendsnHe'll go home alone when each night endsnHe'll think about her and he'll twist off the lidnCause nobody loves The Honky Tonk Kidnn[Chorus: x2]nnIt won't be long the lord will take him awaynHe'd sung his last song, they'll place a reef on his gravenBut he'll draw a crowd just like he always didnOne last goodbye for The Honky Tonk Kid