Bartender's Blues

Now, 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

But I need four walls around me to hold my life

To keep me from goin' astray

And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight

To keep me from slipping away

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 car

And I can pack up and mail in my keys

But I need four walls around me to hold my life

To keep me from goin' astray

And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight

To keep me from slipping away

Now the smoke fills the air

In this honky-tonk bar

And I'm thinkin' 'bout where I'd rather be

But I've burned all my bridges

And I sank all my ships

Now I'm stranded at the edge of sea

I still need four walls around me to hold my life

To keep me from goin' astray

I need some honky-tonk angels to hold me tight

They'll keep me from slipping away