Now first of all I gotta warn you
Before you fall in love with me
This here kickin' out the footlights ain't all its cracked up to be
Well, cheap hotels and truck stop coffee
It's what makes the wheels go round
I know exactly what your thinkin' girl
God only knows if I'll ever settle down

So if you think you can take it
And enjoy the nonsense and the noise
Girl it ain't easy holdin' on to hard livin'
Honky tonkin, Texas boys

Just ask the women who have been there
Who've lived and breathed that crazy life
Ask sweet Jessie about ol' Wayland
Ask ol' Willie's four ex-wives
Some day your gonna want a family
Some day you may be wantin' more
In a king size bed that's always lonely
Whenever I walk out your door

But if you think you can take it
And enjoy the nonsense and the noise
Girl it ain't easy holdin' on to hard livin'
Honky tonkin, Texas boys

There's something about them neon signs
I'm like a moth drawn to a flame
Blame it on a smoky bar or a cryin' steel guitar
Those pretty girls screamin' my name

So if you think you can take it
And enjoy the nonsense and the noise
Girl it ain't easy holdin' on to hard livin'
Honky tonkin, Texas boys

Girl it ain't easy holdin' on to hard livin'
Honky tonkin, Texas boys