Toby Keith - Honkytonk U lyrics

My grandmother owned a nightclub
On the Arkansas-Oklahoma line
Momma put me on a greyhound, and I went
To stay with her in the summertime
I'd box up those empty long necks and
Stack'em in the back and make a hand
Then at night she'd let me sneak out of
The kitchen and sit in with the band
Yes, I have sacked some
Quarterbacks and broke
My share of bones along the way
I knew it wouldn't
Last forever, semi-pro always means semi paid
I started climbing' drilling' rig
I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be
Then I took my songs and guitar and
Sang'em to a man from Tennessee

I've played every beer joint tavern from
New York City out to Pasadena
Every corn dog fair and rodeo
And sold out every basketball arena
I like to get down with my
Boys in Afghanistan and Baghdad city too
I am a red
White and blue blood graduate of honkytonk U

A star can't burn forever
And the brightest ones will
Someday lose their shine but the glass won't
Ever be half empty in my optimistic mind
I'll still have a song to sing and
A band to turn it up and play it loud
As long as there's a bar room with
A corner stage and a honkytonk crowd

I've played every beer joint tavern from
New York City out to Pasadena
Every corn dog fair and rodeo
And sold out ever basketball arena
I like to get down with my
Boys in Afghanistan and Baghdad city too
Son I'm a red, white
And blue blood graduate of honkytonk U
That's right a red, white, and blue
Blood graduate of honkytonk U