Bartender's Blues

George Jones & Trisha Yearwood T: I'm just a bartender And I don't like my work But I don't mind the money at all I see lots of sad faces And lots of bad cases of Folks with their backs to the wall B: But I need four walls around me To hold my life To keep me from going astray And a honky-tonk angel To hold me tight To keep me from slipping away G: I can light up your smokes I can laugh at your jokes I can watch you fall down on your knees I can close down this bar I can gas up my old car I can pack up and mail in the key B: But I need four walls around me To hold my life To keep me from going astray And a honky-tonk angel To hold me tight To keep me from slipping away T: Now the smoke fills the air In this honky-tonk bar And I'm thinking 'bout Where I'd rather be G: But I burned all my bridges And I sank all ships now I'm stranded at the edge of the sea B: But I need four walls around me To hold my life To keep me from going astray And a honky-tonk angel To hold me tight To keep me from slipping away...