bartender's blues

Lyrics

well, i'm just a bartender, and i don't like my work, but i don't mind the money at all, i've seen lots of sad faces, and lots of bad cases, of folks with their backs to the wall, but i got 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, well 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, oh and gas up my car, and i can pack up and mail in my keys, but i got 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, now the smoke fills the air, of this honky tonk bar, and i'm thinkin' bout where i'd rather be, but i burned all my bridges, and i sunk all my ships, and i'm stranded at the edge of the sea, but i got 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.