Last of the Honky Tonk Stars

from Highly Attainable Dreams by Alex Gardner & the Golden Apples

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In a smoky bar with the lights down low
You can find me just sitting there
With a margarita and a nice pink straw
And little umbrella and ice in a jar
But when Lucinda comes in stinking of gin
You can try to smooth talk her but you just can’t win
Cause she knows, she knows who you are
you're the of the honky tonk stars.

In the gilded cities of a new space age
You’re an ancient traveler who can’t go home
You got leather boots and a rhinestone suit
they’re drinking brandy with brunch
You’re sipping lone star alone

On the strip in Vegas, at the Taj Mahal
Beneath the big beer glow
That where you belong
At this LA bar, where no one knows who you are
I can hear the people laughing when you start your song

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from Highly Attainable Dreams, released May 12, 2023

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