Story Behind The Song
It just came to me like a dream while driving one day. Pulled off at a Bob Evans restaurant and mostly had it finished by the time I left.
Song Description
An up and coming musician sings about the joys of his hometown bar, even as he starts making his moves towards the big time.
| Song Length |
3:29 |
Genre |
Country - Honky Tonk, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Musician, Alchohol, Beer, Wine |
| Similar Artists |
Tim Mcgraw, Toby Keith |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I ain't never been to Memphis
I've been to Nashville almost two times
I had high hopes when I sent this song
To a producer friend of mine
Well I ain't never had a hit
And I ain't no country star
But I sure do like to strum a tune
Down at the honky tonk bar
Chorus:
At the honky tonk bar
In my hometown
Besides that I don't get much around
That's where I like to drink my beer
I feel like the king when I'm in here
Still someday I'll get to Memphis
Stop in Nashville on the way through
And when I get all the way down
I'm sing this song for you
'Bout the honky tonk bar
In my hometown
Besides that I don't get much around
That's where I like to drink my beer
I feel like the king when I'm in here
Gonna sing my song to Elvis
With the microphone he used on hound dog
And when I get done I'll have a bigger hit
Than Jeremiah D. Bullfrog
(To the tune of chorus)
At the honky bars in Memphis
And all over Tennessee
I suppose that I'll have to play them all
But the only bar for me
(Chorus)
Is the the honky tonk bar
In my hometown
Besides that I don't get much around
That's where I like to drink my beer
Feel like the king when I'm in here