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've seen 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

And I can pack up and mail in my keys

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

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Now the smoke fills the air in 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

Now I'm stranded at the edge of the sea

I still need four walls around me to hold my life

To keep me from going astray

I need some honky tonk angels to hold me tight

To keep me from slipping away