My friend Deiter Wiese (click on his link here to hear more of his music) and I co-wrote this song. We happened to be staying at the same place in Inuvik on night and were discussing songs to cover for an upcoming gig. We commented on how many "Hank" country singers there used to be and suddenly the idea of "Guys Named Hank" was born. 

SO while dinner cooked we created and came up with this tune. Deiter has a recording of it as well more in a bluesy style which I love. My style tends more toward dirty alt country and so here is my version.

ENJOY!!

Here is Deiter's link:

https://soundcloud.com/user-4129578-324336225







Guys named hank

Never did no wrong 

They kept their notes and tears

Right where they belonged

Three chords and a heartache

In every song 

With a name like hank

You can’t go wrong 



She thought my cheatin heart 

Was pure as snow

Down a long lost highway 

I saw the lights of home 

And like a rambling man

I Been gone I know

She thought my cheating heart

Was pure as snow*



Guys named hank

Never did no wrong 

They kept their notes and tears

Right where they belonged

Three chords and a heartache

In every song 

With a name like hank

You can’t go wrong 



A real good gal

Is hard to find

Can’t have the blues

All the time

I was born to lose

But she changed my mind

A real good gal 

Is hard to find 



Chorus



Instrumental



Bridge:

We ain’t dissing on cash

We ain’t hating on Lyle

We ain’t smashin Nelson

We love Waylon’s style

We can to rock to Presley 

Conway Twitty and Cline *

But it’s the guys named hank

Won’t never leave our minds





3.

Guys named hank

We love em so

Locklin to Garland

Cochran to snow

Thompson to Williams

All three in a row

Guys named hank

We love em so



Chorus



If my name was hank 

I could maybe write a country song

Guys Named Hank

benjamindavid