The Wild Side of Life

Ray Price & the Cherokee Cowboys

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Ray Price & the Cherokee Cowboys

Ray Price & the Cherokee Cowboys was a country music band led by American singer and guitarist Ray Price. Active from the 1950s to the 1980s, they were known for their honky-tonk and Western swing style. The band achieved both critical and commercial success, with numerous chart-topping hits and influential contributions to the country music genre. more »


Year:
1996
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Well, you wouldn't read my letters if I wrote you
You asked me not to call you on the phone
There's something I've been waiting for to tell you
So I wrote it in the words of this song

You never knew there were honky tonk angels
Or you might have known I'd never make a wife
You walked out on the only one who ever loved you
So I went back to the wild side of life

Now the glamor of the good life always lead me
To the places where the wild liquor flows
I tried to be your one and only angel
But I'm not that kind of angel, heaven knows

I cried so hard the day you went and left me
'Cause some things you said, they cut me like a knife
What you wanted was another kind of angel
And you should be back to the wild side of life

No, well, I guess I'm just a honky tonk angel
I might have known I'd never make a wife
Well, you left the only one who ever loved you
And I'm back here on the wild side of life

I'm only a honky tonk angel
I might have known I'd never make a wife
You walked out on the only one who ever loved you
And you left me here on the wild side of life

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Written by: Buddy Guy

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