Honky Tonk Downstairs Lyrics - George Strait

Well, it won't be long now 

Until that 'ol sun goes down 

And darkness helps me hide my shameful tears. 

My wife works all night long 

For a man who's halfway gone 

She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs. 

Chorus: 

It's a shame she wears the name 

Of a man who's locked and chained 

To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares. 

To the men with the hungry eyes 

She works and hides her pride 

She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstair 

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Chorus: 

It's a shame she wears the name 

Of a man who's locked and chained 

To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares. 

To the men with the hungry eyes 

She works and hides her pride 

She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs. 

She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs...