You struck me as the kind of man
I'd love and lose alone
A ramblin' man with a beat-up plan
Dreams of hitting gold
But you stole me heart playing your guitar
You sang me to my vows
So when you said you were settling in
I didn't listen my doubts

Cause the honky-tonks and the cowboy songs
Will always call your name
No, you'll never love anything as much
As bright lights and the fame
So it was good at first
You found some steady work
You were happy as can be
But as the babies grew
I saw us tire you
The simple life left you in need

I would cook and clean
I tried everything
To keep you as my own
But from the start
I should I have listened to my heart
Cause I could never keep you home

Cause the honky-tonks and the cowboy songs
Will always call your name
No, you'll never love anything as much
As bright lights and the fame
So it was good at first
You found some steady work
You were happy as can be
But as the babies grew
I saw us tire you
The simple life left you in need

So and it came
The day you went away
I didn't shed a tear
Instead I kissed your lips
And told my heart to quit
Holding on just out of fear
It ain't you and me
You were meant to be
On the highway all alone
Singing songs about
The woman that you lost
All for nothing but the road

Cause the honky-tonks and the cowboy songs
Will always call your name
No, you'll never love anything as much
As bright lights and the fame
So it was good at first
You found some steady work
You were happy as can be
But as the babies grew
I saw us tire you
The simple life left you in need

Cause the honky-tonks and the cowboy songs
Will always call your name
No, you'll never love anything as much
As bright lights and the fame
So it was good at first
You found some steady work
You were happy as can be
But as the babies grew
I saw us tire you
The simple life left you in need

Oh, you'll never love anything as much
As bright lights and the fame