I drove down to The Trap but the joint was closed
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Lately they've been droppin' like Dominos
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All of my favorite waterin' holes are dryin' up
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Tell me is it too much for a man to ask
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To hear Haggard and Jones sing CC Waterback
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With the lights so low
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And cold drafts will cost you one buck
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Enough's enough.
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Somebody save the honky tonks
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The hard wood floor and the quarter jukebox
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Where's the workin' man gonna go to get tore up
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When the last one's tore down
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Somebody save the neon lights
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And the cinderblock shacks crossed the county line
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Everyday another piece of history's lost
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Somebody save the honky tonks.
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Well, it's enough to bring a tear to a blood shot eye
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Not knowin' where to go on a Friday night
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To get down and get loud
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And unwind from a hard day
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Listen, we the people got a make a stand
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Maybe write a letter to our congressman
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Show some support for the drinkin' man
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We can't wait, until it's too late.
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Somebody save the honky tonks
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The hard wood floor and the quarter jukebox
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Where's the workin' man gonna go to get tore up
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When the last one's tore down
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Somebody Save the neon lights
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And the cinderblock shacks crossed the county line
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Everyday another piece of history's lost
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Somebody save the honky tonks.
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Why don't they take that ol' wreckin' ball
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To the uppity bars, down at the mall
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All I'm askin, all I want
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Somebody save the honky tonks.
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Somebody Save The Honky Tonks
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| Mark Chesnutt |
