Bartender Blues

Now, I'm just a bartender
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, ooh
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slippin' away, ooh

I can light up your smokes
Yes, I can laugh at your jokes
I could watch you fall down on your knees
I could close down this bar
I can gas up my car
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, ooh
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slippin' away, ooh

The smoke fills the air, oh (the smoke fills the air)
In this honky-tonk bar
And I'm thinkin' 'bout where I'd rather be
Yeah, but I burned all my bridges (burned all my bridges)
And I sank all my ships (sank so many ships)
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea (I'm stranded, sea won't do nothin')

But I need four walls around me
To hold my life (hold my life)
To keep me from goin' astray, ooh (to keep me from goin' astray)
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight (yeah)
To keep me from slippin' away, ooh

Four walls around me
To hold my life
To keep me from goin' astray, ooh
A honky-tonk angel to hold me tight (I like that)
To keep me from slippin' away