You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you
You asked me not to call you on the phone
But there's something I wanted to tell you
So I wrote it in the words of this song

I didn't know there were honky tonk angels
I should have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went back to the wild side of life

The glamour of the nightlife has lured you
To the places where the wine and liquor flow
There you wait to be anybody's baby
And forget the only love you'll ever know

I didn't know there were honky tonk angels
I should have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went back to the wild side of life

I didn't know there were honky tonk angels
I should have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one who ever loved you
And went back to the wild side of life
And went back to the wild side of life

Copyright: Kanjian Music, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Writer(s): Arlie Carter, William Warren