Well you wake up achin' from work done the day before
With the memories of good times layin' all over the floor
Yeah you're runnin' around last night like the world's gonna end
And you're lyin' here thinkin' of startin' all over again
On those neon nights
You're bigger than life
Yeah you act like you're gettin' paid to see all of the sights
Gonna shine so bright
Till they turn out the lights
On those hard days and honky tonk nights
Got a hard-nosed boss-man thinkin' 'bout dockin' your pay
While you're thinkin' about the girl downtown whose love won't wait
Takin' your last break watchin' the hands go 'round
And ridin' that old brass rail when the sun goes down
On those neon nights
You're bigger than life
Yeah you act like you're gettin' paid to see all of the sights
Gonna shine so bright
Till they turn out the lights
On those hard days and honky tonk nights
Just hard days and honky tonk nights
