bartender's blues

Lyrics

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 going 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, i can pack up and mail in my key. 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. 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, i sank all my ships and i'm stranded at the edge of the sea. 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.