Lyrics: Max Fidler, Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis
Music: Max Fidler, Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis
Chorus
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
Is the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-lovin' man
A home and little children mean nothing to you
A house filled with love and a husband so true
You'd rather have a drink with the first guy you meet
And the only home you'll know is the club down the street
[chorus]
Out drinkin' and dancin' to a honky tonk band
Is the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Go out and have your fun, you think you've played it smart
I'm sorry for you and your honky tonk heart
[chorus]
| New Riders Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | ||||
| 30 Oct 1971 | Glendale Train | ||||
| 1972 | Powerglide | ||||
| 27 Aug 1972 | 26 May 1972 | Lyceum '72 | Field Trip | ||
| 17 Mar 1973 | S.U.N.Y Stonybrook, NY | ||||
| 13 Jun 1975 | Armadillo World HQ | ||||
| Other Related Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
| 21 Feb 1975 | Good Old Boys - Live | Good Old Boys (note 2) | |||
| 1976 | Pistol Packin' Mama | Good Old Boys (note 1) | |||