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