Released in 1983, Vern Gosdin’s “If You’re Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)” is pure country heartbreak — slow steel, barroom piano, and that weathered voice telling a cheating lover not to drag it out. Co-written with Max D. Barnes, it became one of Gosdin’s signature hits, reaching the top five and cementing his reputation as “The Voice.” The song’s mix of hurt and dignity made it a honky-tonk classic, the kind that plays late, when the lights dim and the truth cuts clean. #country | HonkyTonki