Skaggs, Ricky - Dim Lights Thick Smoke Lyrics






Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
Is the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-loving man.

A home and little children mean nothing to you
A house filled with love and a husband so true
You'd rather have a drink with the first guy you meet
And the only home you'll know is the club down the street.

A drinking and dancing to a honky tonk band
Is the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Go out and have your fun, you think you've played it smart
I'm sorry for you and your honky tonk heart...





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    my favorite bar

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    I love your voice & all your songs Mr. Skaggs !!! Thank you & God bless you some more as your family !!!

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    Ricly Skaggs was the first artist I memorized the words to all his songs.  been a fan of his ever since!

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    Ricky, hear your songs from the past...now you are ..little EMPTY

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    +dixiegrass «countryboy» banjo Ricky is playing bluegrass and gospel nowadays. You wont earn a fortune that way, but it's real music

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    I cried for ole days in 80s with best albums of RICKY

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    First version I heard was by Gram Parsons. But I couldn't find it anywhere because I thought they were singing "Elastic Smoke."

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    @Terry Stanton Lol! Need interpreters to understand us old Kentucky boys sometimes!

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    1 dislike? Were's the shotgun...

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    1 dislike? Men without heart!

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    Wonderful music - none better - Thanks for sharing. Gwen

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    book
    and.Dean

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    1 dislike????? Out of mind!

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    Ricky's version of this great song is terrific and stands solidly on it's own. If you haven't already, also check out Flatt and Scruggs's original cut which has been the model for bluegrass bands which have come along after. Not many bluegrass versions can hold up in comparison as Ricky's does.

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    LOVE the mandolin added to this, makes it even better than other versions. GO RICKY!!