I stood behind that bar till closing time
I served cold beer, warm whiskey and rot-gut wine
Now I'm up here on the stage everybody knows my name
and I can't believe how long they wait in my autograph line
Not bad for a bartender
Or an eighth grade education
Pretty good for a back woods girl
Who had to make it on her own
I'm on the stool side of the bar these days
Buying everyone a round
ain't it funny how the tables turned
Not bad for a bartender
Swinging doors and cleaning floors is all I'd ever know
and out of no where somehow I found my yellow brick road
So when you're broke and paying dues, look at me I'm living proof
and if there's hope for me I know there's hope for you
Repeat Chorus
I'm on the stool side of the bar these days
Buying everyone a round
ain't it funny how the tables turned
Not bad for a bartender
ain't it funny how the tables turned
Not bad for a bartender