Honky Tonk Friends Lyrics

INTRO: C
Well I like my next-door neighbor, we do each other favors sometimes
We threw somethin' on the grill, sat around and chilled just the other night
And we talk about our lawns and the goins-on in our neighborhood
Yeah, he's a real nice guy, that's all fine and good, he ain't my
CHORUS:
Honky tonk friends
Nobody really understands me like them
I love the songs that they sing, I love the drinks that they drink
I love the dances they dance
They don't make fun of my drawl
Keep something cold and tall in my hands
I ain't gotta pretend, they take me just like I am
I love my honky tonk friends
I like my growin' up buddies, we still keep in touch now and then
And them folks down at the office really ain't all that stiff
And I've met some real good people underneath the steeple in town
Yeah, I'll still make time for them, but as for right now, I want my
BRIDGE:
Well we light each other's smokes, and we bend each other's ears
And we laugh at eacher's stupid jokes, and we buy each other beers
And we lose our butts in pool, but we win it back in darts
And we lend each other shoulders when someone breaks out hearts
I love my honky tonk friends
Nobody really understands me like them
I ain't gotta pretend, they take me just like I am
I love my honky tonk friends
I ain't gotta pretend, they take me just like I am
I love my honky tonk friends