Honkytonk Fairytale

I thought there might be a genie

In the bottom of this bottle

But there ain't

I learned the hard way

Thought I could click these boots together

That'd take me back to better weather

When I had you and we had everything

So I'll just close my eyes

Find that sweet escape

To where that neon never turns to dawn

House band plays our favorite songs

And we always got the dance floor to ourselves

Bartenders know us by our names

Don't ask or charge us for our drinks

Well whiskey works just like a wishing well

There ain't no last calls

Ain't no last dance

Ain't no goodbyes

Ain't no chance I'll have to come back

To this heart broke lonely Hell

That's my honkytonk fairytale

I wish this dusty rug was a magic carpet

Take me back to where we started

That little bar off of eighteenth avenue

Sometimes I swear I hear you in the wind

You say you're coming back again

But it's only ever in my mind

So I close my eyes

And chase the light

To where that neon never turns to dawn

House band plays our favorite songs

And we always got the dance floor to ourselves

Bartenders know us by our names

Don't ask or charge us for our drinks

Well whiskey works just like a wishing well

There ain't no last calls

Ain't no last dance

Ain't no goodbyes

Ain't no chance I'll have to come back

To this heart broke lonely Hell

That's my honkytonk fairytale

If I drink all this bourbon

It'll either stop the hurtin'

Or I'll get to stay forever there this time

Where the neon never turns to dawn

House band plays them Whitley songs

And we always got the dance floor to ourselves

Bartenders know us by our names

Don't ask or charge us for our drinks

Well whiskey works just like a wishing well

There ain't no last calls

Ain't no last dance

Ain't no goodbyes

Ain't no chance I'll have to come back

To this heart broke lonely Hell

That's my honkytonk fairytale

Mmm my honkytonk fairytale