The Wild Side of Life
Honky Tonk Angels: Love Lost on the Wild Side
Lyrics
Well, you wouldn't read my letters if I wrote you
The recipient refused to read the letters sent by the singer.
You asked me not to call you on the phone
The recipient requested the singer not to make phone calls.
There's something I've been waiting for to tell you
The singer has something important to communicate and chooses to convey it through a song.
So I wrote it in the words of this song
The singer expresses the message in the lyrics of the song.
You never knew there were honky tonk angels
The recipient was unaware of the existence of honky tonk angels, indicating a lack of understanding of the singer's nature.
Or you might have known I'd never make a wife
Had the recipient been aware of honky tonk angels, they might have realized the singer's unsuitability for a traditional domestic life.
You walked out on the only one who ever loved you
The recipient abandoned the singer despite being the only one who loved them.
So I went back to the wild side of life
As a result of being left, the singer returns to the unrestrained and less conventional lifestyle.
Now the glamor of the good life always lead me
The allure of a luxurious life led the singer to places where alcohol and wild behavior were prevalent.
To the places where the wild liquor flows
The singer was drawn to places where excessive drinking was common.
I tried to be your one and only angel
The singer attempted to fulfill the role of the recipient's ideal partner but acknowledges their inability to do so.
But I'm not that kind of angel, heaven knows
The singer does not possess the qualities of the desired type of angelic partner.
I cried so hard the day you went and left me
The singer experienced intense emotional pain when the recipient left.
'Cause some things you said, they cut me like a knife
The recipient's words caused deep emotional wounds.
What you wanted was another kind of angel
The recipient desired a different type of partner, one that the singer couldn't be.
And you should be back to the wild side of life
The suggestion is for the recipient to return to a wild and less conventional lifestyle.
No, well, I guess I'm just a honky tonk angel
The singer identifies themselves as a honky tonk angel, unsuitable for traditional domesticity.
I might have known I'd never make a wife
Had the recipient known the singer's nature, they might have understood the unsuitability for a traditional partnership.
Well, you left the only one who ever loved you
The recipient left the singer, the only one who truly cared for them.
And I'm back here on the wild side of life
The singer finds themselves back in the unconventional lifestyle after being abandoned.
I'm only a honky tonk angel
The singer reiterates their identity as a honky tonk angel, incompatible with being a wife.
I might have known I'd never make a wife
Had the recipient understood the singer's nature, they might have realized the incompatibility for a conventional marriage.
You walked out on the only one who ever loved you
The recipient walked away from the only person who truly loved them.
And you left me here on the wild side of life
The recipient's departure left the singer in the wild side of life once again.
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