He's wrinkled and gray
But he's still got the fire
And he sings on the stage
Like a bird on a wire
Oh he'll pack 'em in
Just like he always did
Oh everybody loves the honky tonk kid
He got his first guitar
Well the honky tonk kid loves the honky tonk crowd
He picks them up when this world gets them down
But all the smoke and the neon keep his pain hid
Oh nobody knows the honky tonk kid
Ten million fans