Hey, Merle, did your momma cry on the day you left my Muskogee?
Hey, Merle, did the other side of them swinging doors get lonely?
Did you end up on the fighting side when the bottle let you down?
Did you ever think you leave this big a mark on a guitar town?
Now the Cadillac and the cowboy hat and the high that you were on
Still covers us with neon dust 'cause the legend's never gone
Yeah, you made 'em go, "Ooh, ooh, ooh" when you'd sing them songs
Did you think we'd all be here still singing along, singing along?
Hey, Merle
Hey Hank, did you see the light at the end of that lost highway?
Hey Hank, on the other side do you still get a little sideways?
Nothing like a little, "Hey, good looking", to heal those lovesick blues
We're still out here honky tonkin' all because of you
Now the Cadillac and the cowboy hat and the high that you were on
Still covers us with neon dust 'cause the legend's never gone
Yeah, you made 'em go, "Ooh, ooh, ooh" when you'd sing them songs
Did you think we'd all be here still singing along, singing along?
Hey, Merle
On a Friday night when neon's bright
The girls are hot and beer is cold
You're here again, with all your friends
The jukebox spinnin' country gold
Now the Cadillac and the cowboy hat and the high that you were on
Still covers us with neon dust 'cause the legend's never gone
Yeah, you made 'em go, "Ooh, ooh, ooh" when you'd sing them songs
Did you think we'd all be here still singing along, singing along?
Hey, Merle
Hey Merle