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"The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard country chart, solidified Thompson's status as a country music superstar and inspired the answer song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells.
- "Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea"
- Country
- December 11, 1951
The protagonist feels the need to express his emotions and convey a message to his ex-lover, resorting to writing a song as a medium. One of the most poignant lines in the song is, “I didn’t know God made honky-tonk angels, I might have known you’d never make a wife.”
May 26, 2015 · Provided to YouTube by Columbia NashvilleIt Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels · Dolly Parton · Tammy Wynette · Loretta LynnHonky Tonk Angels℗ 1993 SONY B...
Well, you wouldn't read my letters if I wrote you You asked me not to call you on the phone There's something I've been waiting for to tell you So I wrote it in the words of this song You never knew there were honky tonk angels Or you might have known I'd never make a wife You walked out on the only one who ever loved you So I went back to the ...
I didn't know God made honky tonk angels I might have known you'd never make a wife You gave up the only one that ever loved you And went on back to the wild side of life, oh yeah I didn't know God made honky tonk angels I might have known you'd never make a wife You gave up the only one that ever loved you And went on back to the wild side of life
