Lyrics
Well, you wouldn't read my letters if I wrote you
Unresponsiveness to written communication
You asked me not to call you on the phone
Request to refrain from phone contact
There's something I've been waiting for to tell you
Desire to convey a message awaited
So I wrote it in the words of this song
Expressing sentiments through a song
You never knew there were honky tonk angels
Unawareness of certain lifestyle or individuals
Or you might have known I'd never make a wife
Unsuitability for marital commitment
You walked out on the only one who ever loved you
Abandonment by the beloved
So I went back to the wild side of life
Returning to a previously experienced lifestyle
Now the glamor of the good life always lead me
Attraction towards luxurious living
To the places where the wild liquor flows
Frequenting places with abundant alcohol
I tried to be your one and only angel
Attempting to be the only love interest
But I'm not that kind of angel, heaven knows
Recognition of inadequacy for that role
I cried so hard the day you went and left me
Emotional distress upon departure
'Cause some things you said, they cut me like a knife
Words causing deep emotional pain
What you wanted was another kind of angel
Desire for a different type of partner
And you should be back to the wild side of life
Suggesting return to a carefree lifestyle
No, well, I guess I'm just a honky tonk angel
Realization of unsuitability for commitment
I might have known I'd never make a wife
Acknowledgment of incompatibility for marriage
Well, you left the only one who ever loved you
Abandonment by the beloved
And I'm back here on the wild side of life
Returning to a previously experienced lifestyle
I'm only a honky tonk angel
Acceptance of a certain lifestyle
I might have known I'd never make a wife
Realization of unsuitability for commitment
You walked out on the only one who ever loved you
Abandonment by the beloved
And you left me here on the wild side of life
Remaining in a carefree lifestyle after departure
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