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.