Bartender'S Blues

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.