Purveyor of the bakersfield sound, country singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam grew up in Columbus, Ohio before heading west and finding a home two doors down in Bakersfield, CA. "Honky Tonk Man" and "Guitars and Cadillacs" are classic songs in their own right, but nearly every song Yoakam churns out stays true to his sound and finds popularity among modern country fans, despite the saturation of the pop-oriented contemporary Nashville sound. The most recent release, "Blame the Vain" continues in the routine of solid albums from Mr. Yoakam.
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Honky Tonk Man Lyrics
Dwight Yoakam
(j. horton, t. franks, h. hausey)
Chorus:
Well Im a honky tonk man and I cant seem to stop
I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box
But when my moneys all gone, Im on the telephone singing
Hey, hey, mama can your daddy come home
Now Im living wild and dangerously
But Ive got plenty of company
When the moon comes up and the sun goes down
I cant wait to see the lights of town
Chorus:
cause Im a honky tonk man and I cant seem to stop
I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box
But when my moneys all gone, Im on the telephone singing
Hey, hey, mama can your daddy come home
A pretty little girl and a jug of wine
Well thats what it takes to make a honky tonk time
With the juke box moaning those honky tonk sounds
I cant wait to lay my money down
Chorus:
cause Im a honky tonk man and I cant seem to stop
I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box
But when my moneys all gone, Im on the telephone singing
Hey, hey, mama can your daddy come home