Bartender's Blues (Remastered)

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