Gabe Lee – Honky Tonk Hell lyrics

[Verse 1]
Eighteen wheeler, backroad dealer
A hundred different ways to ride
If you had seen what I seen, done what I done
You'd be lookin' for a place to hide
Even if I had a shiny silver dollar
Every time I missed the promised land
I'd still be two bucks shy at the back of the line
'Cause they ain't never gonna let me in

[Chorus]
Oh lord, well my pride got the best of me
Well, my pride got the best of me
I was a stuck-up, no good son of a gun
Until the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
And tried to make the whole world see
My foolish pride be gone over St. Mary
Hallelujah, let me be

[Verse 2]
Cold hard money, and cash and clothes
Livin' it up every day
A weekend trip down to Vegas
Right up 'til the riverboat came
There I was on the ground with the shit comin' down
'Til I saw a shimmering light
Lady luck in her two-piece bikini
Come to fly me home through the night

[Chorus]
Lord, when the dealer got a hold of me
When the dealer got a hold of me
I was a rollin', dealin' two-time cheater
Until the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
And tried to make the whole world see, yeah
Dirty dealer be gone over St. Mary
Hallelujah, let me be, come on!

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 3]
Well, honky tonk hell is a hell of a place
They got a big old dance room hall
Seats reserved for all the folks down in Nashville
For writin' phony ass country songs
And if people ever get to askin'
Mr. Gabe Lee, how you end up here?
I look 'em dead in the eye and my only reply
Is to hit 'em with a mile-long stare

[Chorus]
Lordy, when the devil got a hold of me
When the devil got a hold of me
I felt a black hole way down deep in my heart
Until the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
Tried to make the whole world see, yeah
Punk ass devil be gone over St. Mary
Hallelujah, let me be

[Outro]
Punk ass devil be gone over St. Mary
Hallelujah, hallelujah, let me be