3rd Place Winner, January/February 2014 Contest: “Honky Tonk Health Care”

3rd Place
“Honky Tonk Health Care”
Taylor Craven
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Matt Hoggatt
Gautier, Mississippi

I woke up this morning and i knew there was something wrong.
I was under the weather over the fact she was gone
But, I’d felt that pain before
So I rushed down to those swinging doors
Where my therapy was awaiting in a George Jones song

I need some honky tonk health care for this heart tonight,
A little steel guitar and the glow of the neon lights
I’ll be out on the floor dancin’,
Taking double doses of my medicine,
And I won’t be released til I’m feeling right.
I need some honky tonk health care for this heart tonight

Doctor Jack and Jim are on call behind the bar
They’ve got the perfect prescription for a broken heart
The first shot I felt a sting
Now, two shots later I don’t feel a thing,
And my hangover’s gonna be my only scar.

I need some honky tonk health care for this heart tonight,
A little steel guitar and the glow of the neon lights
I’ll be out on the floor dancin’,
Taking double doses of my medicine,
And I won’t be released til I’m feeling right.
I need some honky tonk health care for this heart tonight.

Just like the last time I’ll be broke by the break of day.
But, every good health care plan
Comes with a co-pay.

I need some honky tonk health care for this heart tonight,
A little steel guitar and the glow of the neon lights
I’ll be out on the floor dancin’,
Taking double doses of my medicine,
And i won’t be released til i’m feeling right.

I need some honky tonk health care for this heart tonight.