(Ron Peterson, Harlan Howard)
I said I¡¯m through with honky tonks
They only bring me down
I dressed my best and headed for
The brightest spot in town
I¡¯ve watched the rich folks come and go and one thing¡¯s very clear
There¡¯s just as many lonely people here
Chorus
I¡¯m just hangin¡¯ ¡®round a better class of losers
It don¡¯t matter if you drink bear or champagne
I¡¯ve only found a better class of losers
Uptown, downtown misry¡¯s all the same
It¡¯s been all downhill for me
since baby walked away
I¡¯m down here at the bottom
And I guess that¡¯s where I¡¯ll stay
I¡¯m looking for the answers
But all that I¡¯ve seen here
Is the same old lonely phony atmosphere
Repeat Chorus
For the blues are still the blues
Still just as hard to lose
Uptown, downtown...misery¡¯s all the same
