Grace McCleen is a British author whose first book, The Land of Decoration, will be published in 2012 by Chatto.[1] McCleen was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the four most promising authors to watch in 2012.[2]
McCleen was raised in a Christian fundamentalist household where she was discouraged from mixing with those outside the religion.[2]
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- ^ Author's A to Z, aitkenalexander.co.uk
- ^ a b Sunday Times, Culture Section, pages 6-7, published 11/12/2011
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by Chris Calhoun
Honky Tonk Queen
by: Chris CalhounWhile the jukebox plays those country songs, ‘neath the flashing neon
lights
In a smoky bar she waits on tables, just so she can get by
She hates this life she has to live, it’s a long way from her dreams
But she gets by the best she can, as a honky tonk queen
Such a lovely fine young lady, the Lord knows how she tries
When she leaves that ol’ bar each night, she goes home and cries
Cause the man she loved with all her heart left her without a thing
And she has to fight the wolves each night as a honky tonk queen
CHORUS
She’s just a honky tonk queen
She’s just a honky tonk queen
She’s a broken hearted angel in her old faded jeans
She’s just a honky tonk queen
She’s heard all those lines at least a thousand times, every night from
eight ‘til two
A lonely girl is only human so she might go out with you
She was not brought up to live this way: she’s not the way she seems
But to the cowboys and the rednecks, she’s a honky tonk queen
REPEAT CHORUS
TAG: Yeah, she’s a broken hearted angel in her old faded jeans
She’s just a honky tonk queen