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 a-stray
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 key
But I need four walls around me to hold my life? to keep me from going a-stray
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight? to keep me from slipping away
Now, the smoke fills the air in this honkey-tonk bar
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
But I burned all my bridges? sank 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 a-stray
I need some honky-tonk angels to hold me tight? that?ll keep me from slipping away?