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 nothin 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 know is the club down the street

Chorus:

Dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music

It’s 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 dancin and drinkin to a honky-tonk band

Is the only kind of life you’ll ever understand

Go on and have your fun, you think you’ve played it smart

I’m sorry for you and your honky-tonk heart