[00:02.400]Now I'm just a bartender
[00:06.556]And I don't like my work
[00:10.667]But I don't mind the money at all
[00:19.292]I see lots of sad faces
[00:23.808]And lots of bad cases
[00:27.850]Of folks with their backs to the wall
[00:34.250]But I need four walls around me to hold my life
[00:45.083]To keep me from going a-stray
[00:53.555]And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
[01:02.297]To keep me from slipping away
[01:10.710]I can light up your smokes
[01:14.072]I can laugh at your jokes
[01:18.839]I can watch you fall down on your knees
[01:27.488]I can close down this bar
[01:31.920]I can gas up my car
[01:36.174]I can pack up and mail in my key
[01:44.348]But I need four walls around me to hold my life
[01:53.766]To keep me from going a-stray
[02:01.523]And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
[02:10.968]To keep me from slipping away
[02:53.482]Now the smoke fills the air
[02:57.439]In this honky-tonk bar
[03:01.605]And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
[03:10.359]But I burned all my bridges
[03:14.854]I sank all my ships
[03:18.668]And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
[03:27.158]But I need four walls around me to hold my life
[03:36.432]To keep me from going a-stray
[03:44.431]And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
[03:53.562]To keep me from slipping away

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
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 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 a-stray
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away