Bartender's Blues

I need a honky-tonk angel to hold me in Keep me from drifting away Well, 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 me back And help me from going astray And I need a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight Keep me from drifting away Now, I can laugh at your jokes I can light up your smokes I can watch you fall down on your knees I can close up this bar I could gas up my car I could pack up and turn in my key But I need four walls around me to hold me in Keep me from going astray And I need a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight Keep me from drifting away Now, the smoke fills the air in this honky-tonk bar And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be But I burned all my bridges and I sank all my ships And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea I need four walls around me to hold me in And keep me from going astray And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight And keep me from drifting away