Wild Side of Life
Honky Tonk Heartbreak: Exploring the Wild Side of Life
Lyrics
Well, you wouldn't read my letters if I wrote you
Expressing frustration that the recipient doesn't read letters.
You asked me not to call you on the phone
Recipient requested not to be called on the phone.
There's something I've been waiting for to tell you
Anticipation of an important message to convey.
So I wrote it in the words of this song
Choosing to express the message through a song.
You never knew there were honky tonk angels
Revelation about the existence of "honky tonk angels."
Or you might have known I'd never make a wife
If aware, the recipient might have known the speaker wasn't wife material.
You walked out on the only one who ever loved you
Highlighting the abandonment by the recipient.
So I went back to the wild side of life
Choosing to return to a wild, carefree lifestyle.
Now the glamor of the good life always lead me
The allure of a luxurious life led the speaker astray.
To the places where the wild liquor flows
Referring to places where unrestrained drinking occurs.
I tried to be your one and only angel
Attempted to be the ideal partner but failed.
But I'm not that kind of angel, heaven knows
Acknowledging the speaker is not the right kind of angel.
I cried so hard the day you went and left me
Expressing deep sorrow upon the recipient's departure.
'Cause some things you said, they cut me like a knife
Words spoken by the recipient hurt profoundly.
What you wanted was another kind of angel
Recipient desired a different type of companion.
And you should be back to the wild side of life
Suggesting the recipient return to a wild lifestyle.
No, well, I guess I'm just a honky tonk angel
Acceptance of being a honky tonk angel, not suitable for marriage.
I might have known I'd never make a wife
If aware, the recipient should have known the speaker wasn't wife material.
Well, you left the only one who ever loved you
Emphasizing the abandonment by the recipient.
And I'm back here on the wild side of life
The speaker is back to a wild, carefree lifestyle.
I'm only a honky tonk angel
Reiteration of being a honky tonk angel.
I might have known I'd never make a wife
If aware, the recipient should have known the speaker wasn't wife material.
You walked out on the only one who ever loved you
Highlighting the abandonment by the recipient.
And you left me here on the wild side of life
Expressing the speaker's current state on the wild side of life.
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