If the whole world was a honky tonk   And it revolved around an old jukebox   We'd tell our troubles to the Bar   Over cryin' steel guitars and soon, they'd all be gone      Yeah, if you asked me what I thought   I'd say, "We'd be better off   If the whole world was a honky tonk"      You could smoke that cigarette   An' be politically incorrect   Show off that red 'round your neck   Not hear a single soul object      Wouldn't need no lawyers to decide   Who is wrong and who is right   No need for big expensive trials   An' brother, we'd just step outside      If the whole world was a honky tonk   And it revolved around an old jukebox   We'd tell our troubles to the Bar   Over cryin' steel guitars and soon, they'd all be gone      Yeah, if you asked me what I thought   I'd say, "We'd be better off   If the whole world was a honky tonk"      Wouldn't have to pay no tax   Just set a tip jar in the back   If we ran low, we'd pass the hat   I bet, we'd all be in the black   If the whole world was a honky tonk      And if you're lookin' for love   Someone to heal that broken heart   Hey buddy, you'd be in half   You wouldn't have to go that far      If the whole world was a honky tonk   And it revolved around an old jukebox   We'd tell our troubles to the Bar   Over cryin' steel guitars and soon, they'd all be gone      If you asked me what I thought   I'd say, "We'd be better off   If the whole world was a honky tonk"      Life would be a three chord song   And the king would be George Jones   If the whole world was a honky tonk