Ain't no honky tonks in jail No cigarettes they read your mail You can't hear the juke box wail Ain't no honky tonks in jail Ain't no dancing goin on No guitar pickin all night long No body's here to do my bail Ain't no honky tonks in jail There ain't no honky tonks in jail Shoulda walked that straight down narrow trail My freedoms gone and I live in jail Ain't no honky tonks in jail Give me three square meals a day Some commissary and a place to lay Theres 21 men in a 10 man cell Ain't no honky tonks in jail I read the good book cause I got time I'd love to see that neon sign I'd love to hear the jukebox wail Ain't no honky tonks in jail There aint no honky tonks in jail Shoulda walked that straight down narrow trail My El Camino's up for sale Ain't no honky tonks in jail They turned me loose on work release I didn't come back, they sent police Said boy you'll be in here a spell And there ain't no honky tonks in jail There ain't no honky tonks in jail Shoulda walked that straight down narrow trail The whole town thinks that I have failed There ain't no honky tonks in jail There ain't no honky tonks in jail Shoulda walked that straight down narrow trail My cars impounded and for sale There ain't no honky tonks in jail